English
erration
Erration comes from Latin errātiō ‘wandering’, and goes back to errō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEerrō‘to wander’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEerrātiō‘wandering’
- Englishtodayerration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEerrō‘to wander’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEerrātiō‘wandering’
- Englishtodayerration
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- ‘to flow’
through Latin errō ‘to wander’
Today it means
noun Wandering or straying.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin errō / erration