Serica.
An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.
Meaning & usage
An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Serica, from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.