Etymology

miniseries

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Today it means: A radio or television series with a small number of episodes not intended to last a complete season. Full definition →

English series ← Latin seriēs ← Proto-Italic *serō
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  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*séreti
  10. Proto-Italic*serō
  11. Latinserō
  12. Latinseriēs
  13. Englishseries
  14. English todayminiseries

From mini- + series.

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