Where does “シリアル” come from?

シリアル (Japanese) comes from English cereal, from French céréale, from Latin Cereālis, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

シリアル (Japanese): serial; something serial, something in series;...

Definitions

  1. serial; something serial, something in series;...

Ancestry of “シリアル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcerealA type of grass cultivated for its edible...
2Frenchcéréalecereal
3LatinCereālisfamously held by
4LatinCerēsCeres goddess of agriculture
5Proto-ItalickerēsCeres
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerēs
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-