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Where does “serienummer” come from?

serienummer (Swedish) comes from Dutch serie, from French série, 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.

serienummer (Swedish): a serial number

Definitions

  1. a serial number

Ancestry of “serienummer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchserieseries
2Frenchsérieseries; television program
3Latinseriēs—
4Latinserō—
5Latinsērus—
6Proto-Italicswerjos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →