Serial
/ˈsɪəriəl/noun
Relating to a series or arranged in a sequence; published or occurring in installments.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *series*, meaning a “row” or “chain,” and its deeper Indo-European root is tied to the idea of binding and joining things together.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ser-
“to join, connect, or bind together”
Latin
Latin
series
“a row, chain, or succession”
Late Latin
Latin
serialis
“of a series; arranged in order”
18th Century
English
serial
“arranged in a series; appearing in installments”
Modern English
English
serial
“relating to a sequence or repeatedly connected set of events”