Where does “erroneus” come from?

erroneus (Latin) comes from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

erroneus (Latin): wandering, straying, vagrant; wrong, erroneous

Definitions

  1. wandering, straying, vagrant; wrong, erroneous

Ancestry of “erroneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
2Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “erroneus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →
erroneus — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer