Where does “Serienmörderin” come from?

Serienmörderin (German) comes from German Serienmörder, from German Serie, from French série, from Latin seriēs, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

Serienmörderin (German): serial killer

Definitions

  1. serial killer

Ancestry of “Serienmörderin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSerienmörderserial killer
2GermanSerieseries
3Frenchsérieseries; television program
4Latinseriēsa row
5Latinserōto sow, plant
6Latinsēruslate, too late
7Proto-Italicswerjos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic swerjos →