Serle
/sɜːl/noun
An obsolete English word meaning a row, series, or succession.
Did you know?Serle belongs to an old word-family built around the idea of joining or arranging things in a line, showing how modern words can preserve ancient physical metaphors.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ser-
“To put in a row, join, or arrange.”
Classical Latin
Latin
serere
“To join, link, or arrange in sequence.”
Classical Latin
Latin
series
“A row, chain, succession, or sequence.”
Medieval Latin / Old French
Latin / Old French
serie
“A succession or ordered series.”
Middle English
English
serle
“A row, rank, or succession.”
Modern English
English
serle
“An obsolete term for a series or succession.”