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Where does “quinqueserial” come from?

quinqueserial (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.

quinqueserial (English): Arranged in five series

Definitions

  1. Arranged in five series

Ancestry of “quinqueserial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserialHaving to do with or arranged in a series;...
2EnglishseriesA number of things that follow on one after the...
3Latinseriēs—
4Latinserō—
5Latinsērus—
6Proto-Italicswerjos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →