Ancient Greek
σηρικός
‘silken’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek σηρικός.
6 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek σηρικός, most familiar first.
- silk ← seolc ← *seluk ← sericus
- serge ← sarge ← sarge ← *sarica ← sērica
- silken ← seolcen ← seolc ← sēricum
- serigraph ← sericum ← sēricus
- serica ← sēricus
- sericin ← sēricus
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σηρικός