Where does “errabund” come from?
errabund (English) comes from Latin errabundus, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
errabund (English): Erratic, prone to err
Ancestry of “errabund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | errabundus | wandering |
| 2 | Latin | errō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |