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Seres

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Latin word Seres comes from Chinese 絲, Old Chinese 絲

絲 (Chinese)

絲 (Old Chinese)

Σήρ (Ancient Greek)

Σῆρες (Ancient Greek)

Seres (Latin)

(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).

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