English
silker
From silk (noun) + -er.
Formed from silk + -er
Ancient Greek σήρ ‘silkworm’
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Vulgar Latin sericus
Proto-West Germanic *seluk
Old English seolc
Middle English silk
English silk
Today it means
noun Someone who works with silk such as an embroiderer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / silker