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