Where does “error” come from?
Error comes from Middle English errour, from Old French error, from Latin error, the noun form of errāre meaning to wander or stray.
error (English): The state, quality, or condition of being wrong;...
Definitions
- The state, quality, or condition of being wrong;...
Ancestry of “error”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | errour | — |
| 2 | Old French | error | to err; to make an error |
| 3 | Latin | error | wandering; wavering, uncertainty; error, mistake,... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |