Where does “aberational” come from?
aberational (English) comes from English aberr, from Latin aberrō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
Ancestry of “aberational”, step by step
aberational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aberr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aberr | To go astray; to err; Distort; aberrate |
| 2 | Latin | aberrō | to wander, stray or deviate from |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via English ational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ational | — |