Where does “metaseries” come from?

metaseries (English) comes from English series, from Latin seriēs, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

metaseries (English): A series consisting of several subseries

Definitions

  1. A series consisting of several subseries

Ancestry of “metaseries”, step by step

metaseries traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English series

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseriesA number of things that follow on one after the...
2Latinseriēsa row
3Latinserōto sow, plant
4Latinsēruslate, too late
5Proto-Italicswerjos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

via English meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetaSelf-referential; structured analogously, but at...
2Latinmētacone, pyramid
3Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
4Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic swerjos
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