Where does “serially” come from?
Serially derives from English serial plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, which comes from Old English -līċ (body, form, like), from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots līg- and ḱóm.
serially (English): In series, one after the other, as opposed to in...
Definitions
- In series, one after the other, as opposed to in...
Ancestry of “serially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | serial | Having to do with or arranged in a series;... |
| 2 | English | series | A number of things that follow on one after the... |
| 3 | Latin | seriēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | serō | — |
| 5 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |