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Seres en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin Sērēs, from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “the North Chinese; North China”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).

Meanings

1. (archaic, collective, historical, uncountable) Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.

Coordinates

Sinae

Deriveds

Seric · Serindia · Serean · Serian

Relateds

Serica · Serican

Synonyms

chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China · Chinese or Northern Chinese

Seres en · PROPN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. A surname.