Where does “serj” come from?

serj (Romanian) comes from French Serge, from Middle French sarge, from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin sarica, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.

serj (Romanian): serge

Definitions

  1. serge

Ancestry of “serj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSerge—
2Middle Frenchsarge—
3Old Frenchsarge—
4Vulgar Latinsarica—
5Latinsērica—
6Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →