Where does “sarge” come from?

sarge (Middle French) comes from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin sarica, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “sarge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsarge
2Vulgar Latinsarica
3Latinsērica
4Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
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

Words derived from “sarge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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