"Serica" meaning in Latin

See Serica in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈseː.ri.ka/ [Classical], [ˈs̠eːrɪkä] [Classical], /ˈse.ri.ka/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈsɛːrikä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Equivalent to Sērēs + -ica. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Σηρικά}} Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), {{m|grc|Σῆρες||Seres}} Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”), {{m|grc|-ική}} -ική (-ikḗ), {{m|grc|σήρ||silkworm}} σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), {{der|la|och|絲|t=silk|tr=*sə}} Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”), {{suffix|la|Sērēs|icus|alt2=-ica}} Sērēs + -ica Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Sērica<1>}} Sērica f sg (genitive Sēricae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Sērica<1>}} Forms: Sērica [canonical, feminine, singular], Sēricae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sērica [nominative, singular], Sēricae [genitive, singular], Sēricae [dative, singular], Sēricam [accusative, singular], Sēricā [ablative, singular], Sērica [singular, vocative]
  1. (historical) Serica, Cathay (an ancient empire in East Asia), North China reached overland as opposed to Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea. Tags: declension-1, historical Categories (place): Historical polities Synonyms: Res Publica Popularis Sinarum (english: sometimes disputed), Res Publica Sinarum [historical], Taivania (english: disputed) [uncommon] Derived forms: Sericanus Coordinate_terms: Sīnae, Sērēs
    Sense id: en-Serica-la-name-hy0h~LkE Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (New Latin) China (a country in East Asia). Tags: New-Latin, declension-1 Categories (place): China, Countries, Countries in Asia
    Sense id: en-Serica-la-name-mw40q0Fj Categories (other): New Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -icus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 29 71 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -icus: 41 59

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