Where does “sericum” come from?

sericum (Latin) comes from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

sericum (Latin): Chinese goods, but especially silk

Definitions

  1. Chinese goods, but especially silk

Ancestry of “sericum”, step by step

sericum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English serigraph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishserigrapha silkscreen print made by serigraphy; an...
2LatinsericumChinese goods, but especially silk
3LatinsericusOf or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese;...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Latin Sēricus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSēricussilken, made of silk
2Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
3Ancient GreekΣήρthe Seres; a silkworm

Words derived from “sericum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos