Where does “nonserial” come from?

nonserial (English) comes from English serial, 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.

nonserial (English): Not serial; A publication that is not a serial

Definitions

  1. Not serial; A publication that is not a serial

Ancestry of “nonserial”, step by step

nonserial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English serial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserialHaving to do with or arranged in a series;...
2EnglishseriesA number of things that follow on one after the...
3Latinseriēsa row
4Latinserōto sow, plant
5Latinsēruslate, too late
6Proto-Italicswerjos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “nonserial

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-
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