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Serican

adj
/ˈsɛrɪkən/UK

Etymology

From Latin Sēricānus, from Sērica (“Serica, China, ancient northern China”) + -ānus (“-an”), from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), and possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Equivalent to Serica + -an. Doublet of Seric.

  1. derived from 絲
  2. derived from Σηρικά
  3. borrowed from Sēricānus

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman…

    Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.

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