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Where does “errandus” come from?

errandus (Latin) comes from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

errandus (Latin): which is to go astray

Definitions

  1. which is to go astray

Ancestry of “errandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerrō—
2Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →