English
seric
Seric comes from Ancient Greek σηρῐκός ‘silken, made of silk or like silk’, and goes back to σήρ ‘silkworm’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσήρ1sḗr‘silkworm’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσηρῐκός1sērĭkós‘silken, made of silk or like silk’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēricus1
- Englishtodayseric1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English seric
Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσήρWiktionary, English sericsḗr‘silkworm’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσηρῐκόςWiktionary, English sericsērĭkós‘silken, made of silk or like silk’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēricusWiktionary, English seric
- EnglishtodaysericWiktionary, English seric
Linked words
through Ancient Greek σήρ ‘silkworm’
through Latin sēricus
Today it means
adj Synonym of silken, made of silk.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “seric”. 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 / Ancient Greek σήρ / seric