Where does “errant” come from?
errant (French) comes from Old French errant, from Old French errer, from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
errant (French): present participle of errer; wandering, stray;...
Definitions
- present participle of errer; wandering, stray;...
Ancestry of “errant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | errant | wandering; nomadic |
| 2 | Old French | errer | to walk ; to wander; to travel; to voyage |
| 3 | Latin | errantem | accusative masculine singular of errāns;... |
| 4 | Latin | errō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |