Etymology

docuseries

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Today it means: A documentary, or a collection of documentaries, presented as a series. Full definition →

English series ← Latin seriēs ← Proto-Italic *serō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*dokejō
  4. Proto-Italic*dokeō
  5. Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
  6. Latindoceō
  7. Latindocumentum
  8. Frenchdocument
  9. Frenchdocumentaire
  10. Englishdocumentary
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*séreti
  13. Proto-Italic*serō
  14. Latinserō
  15. Latinseriēs
  16. Englishseries
  17. English todaydocuseries

Blend of documentary + series.

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