Where does “erratique” come from?
erratique (English) comes from English erratic, from Latin errāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
erratique (English): Obsolete form of erratic
Definitions
- Obsolete form of erratic
Ancestry of “erratique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erratic | unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes;... |
| 2 | Latin | errāticus | wandering, roving |
| 3 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |