Where does “series” come from?

series (Spanish) comes from Spanish serie, 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.

series (Spanish): plural of serie

Definitions

  1. plural of serie

Ancestry of “series”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishserieseries; set
2Latinseriēsa row
3Latinserōto sow, plant
4Latinsēruslate, too late
5Proto-Italicswerjos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →