Where does “rectiserial” come from?

rectiserial (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.

rectiserial (English): Arranged in exactly vertical ranks, as leaves on...

Definitions

  1. Arranged in exactly vertical ranks, as leaves on...

Ancestry of “rectiserial”, step by step

rectiserial 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 recti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrectiplural of rectus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic swerjos