OriginFrom Latin Sērēs, from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “the North Chinese; North China”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).
- form-of, pluralplural of sere
- archaic, collective, historical, uncountableSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
- A surname.