Latin

errō

‘wander, stray’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin errō.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin errō, most familiar first.

• error ← errour ← errour
• err ← erren ← errer
• erratic ← erratik ← erratique ← erratique ← errāticus
• erroneous ← erroneux ← erroneus
• errant ← erraunt ← erraunt ← errer
• errata ← errātus
• arrant ← erraunt ← erraunt ← errant ← errer
• erratum ← errātus
• aberr ← aberrō
• erration ← errātiō
• errabund ← errabundus
• oberration ← oberrātus ← oberrō

Etymograph / Latin errō