Where does “silkwirm” come from?
silkwirm (Middle English) comes from Old English seolcwyrm, from Old English seolc, from Latin sēricum, from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “silkwirm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | seolcwyrm | silkworm |
| 2 | Old English | seolc | silk |
| 3 | Latin | sēricum | Chinese goods, but especially silk |
| 4 | English | serigraph | a silkscreen print made by serigraphy; an... |
| 5 | Latin | sericum | Chinese goods, but especially silk |
| 6 | Latin | sericus | Of or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese;... |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |