Where does “Serica” come from?

Serica (Translingual) comes from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Serica (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Serica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsērica
2Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Serica

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