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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

Definitions

  1. Erratic, prone to err

Ancestry of “errabund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerrabunduswandering
2Latinerrō—
3Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow
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