Where does “aberrant” come from?
Aberrant comes from Latin aberrans, the present participle of aberrāre, meaning "to wander away," formed from ab- (away) and errāre (to wander or err).
aberrant (English): Differing from the norm; Straying from the right...
Definitions
- Differing from the norm; Straying from the right...
Ancestry of “aberrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aberrāns | — |
| 2 | Latin | aberrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “aberrant”