Where does “erròniament” come from?
erròniament (Catalan) comes from Catalan erroni, from Latin erroneus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
erròniament (Catalan): wrongly, erroneously
Ancestry of “erròniament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | erroni | erroneous |
| 2 | Latin | erroneus | wandering, straying, vagrant; wrong, erroneous |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |