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Where does “erratique” come from?

erratique (French) comes from Old French erratique, from Latin errāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

erratique (French): erratic; irregular, intermittent

Definitions

  1. erratic; irregular, intermittent

Ancestry of “erratique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencherratiqueirregular, intermittent
2Latinerrāticus—
3Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →