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Where does “error” come from?

error (Latin) comes 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;...

error (Latin): wandering; wavering, uncertainty; error, mistake,...

Definitions

  1. wandering; wavering, uncertainty; error, mistake,...

Ancestry of “error”, step by step

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

Words derived from “error”

  • error
  • erroneous
  • iteration
  • erratic
  • err
  • aberration
  • errant
  • aberrant
  • reiteration
  • iterate
  • iterator
  • arrant
  • erratically
  • inerrancy
  • errata
  • inerrant
  • erratum
  • errorless
  • aberrantly
  • aberrancy
  • erroneousness
  • aberrational
  • aberrance
  • errorfree
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