Seres
Latin
proper noun
Definitions
- (usually plural) The northern Chinese people reached via the overland Silk Road to Chang'an (Xi'an), unknown at the time to be related to the Sinae reached via the maritime Silk Road to Panyu (Guangzhou).
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (China, Chinese, the land of the Chinese, the Chinese people, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics, a people of Eastern Asia) derived from Old Chinese 絲 (silk).
Origin
Old Chinese
絲
Gloss
silk
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
絹