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Where does “erreur” come from?

erreur (French) comes from Latin error, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

erreur (French): error; mistake

Definitions

  1. error; mistake

Ancestry of “erreur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerrorwandering; wavering, uncertainty; error, mistake,...
2Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
3Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
5Proto-Indo-European-oss—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “erreur”

  • eroro
  • eroreto
  • erorar
  • erè
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →