Where does “serial” come from?

serial (Indonesian) 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.

serial (Indonesian): serial having to do with or arranged in a series; published or produced in installments

Definitions

  1. serial having to do with or arranged in a series; published or produced in installments

Ancestry of “serial”, step by step

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

Words derived from “serial

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-