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Where does “erè” come from?

erè (Haitian Creole) comes from French erreur, 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;...

erè (Haitian Creole): error

Definitions

  1. error

Ancestry of “erè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencherreurerror; mistake
2Latinerrorwandering; wavering, uncertainty; error, mistake,...
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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