Where does “erroneity” come from?
erroneity (English) comes from English erroneous, from Latin erroneus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
erroneity (English): The state or quality of being erroneous;...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being erroneous;...
Ancestry of “erroneity”, step by step
erroneity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English erroneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erroneous | Containing an error; inaccurate; Derived from an... |
| 2 | Latin | erroneus | wandering, straying, vagrant; wrong, erroneous |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |