Where does “erronément” come from?
erronément (French) comes from French erroné, from Middle French errone, 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.
erronément (French): wrongly; incorrectly; erroneously
Definitions
- wrongly; incorrectly; erroneously
Ancestry of “erronément”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | erroné | wrong; erroneous |
| 2 | Middle French | errone | — |
| 3 | Latin | erroneus | wandering, straying, vagrant; wrong, erroneous |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |