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Where does “serie” come from?

serie (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

serie (Norwegian Nynorsk): a series

Definitions

  1. a series

Ancestry of “serie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseriēs—
2Latinserō—
3Latinsērus—
4Proto-Italicswerjos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →