English
serger
From serge + -er.
Formed from serge + -er
Ancient Greek σήρ ‘silkworm’
…
Latin sērica ‘silken, silk things’
Vulgar Latin *sarica
Old French sarge
Middle English sarge
English serge
Today it means
noun A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “serger”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / serger