Etymograph

English

rectiserial

From recti- + serial.

Formed from recti- + serial

Proto-Italic *rektos

Latin regō ‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’

Latin rectus ‘straight’

English recti-

Latin serō ‘to bind’

Latin seriēs ‘a series’

Latin seriālis

English serial

Today it means

adj Arranged in exactly vertical ranks, as leaves on stems.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rectiserial”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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