Where does “errable” come from?
errable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
errable (English): Liable to error; fallible
Definitions
- Liable to error; fallible
Ancestry of “errable”, step by step
errable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English err
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | err | To make a mistake; To sin; to stray |
| 2 | Middle English | erren | — |
| 3 | Old French | errer | to walk (to); to wander (to) |
| 4 | Latin | errantem | accusative masculine singular of errāns;... |
| 5 | Latin | errō | to wander, rove, stray, roam |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |