Where does “teleserial” come from?

teleserial (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.

teleserial (English): A television serial; a series broadcast on...

Definitions

  1. A television serial; a series broadcast on...

Ancestry of “teleserial”, step by step

teleserial 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 tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic swerjos