Where does “errant” come from?
errant (Old French) comes from Old French errer, from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
errant (Old French): wandering; nomadic
Definitions
- wandering; nomadic
Ancestry of “errant”, step by step
errant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French errer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | errer | to walk (to); to wander (to) |
| 2 | Latin | errantem | accusative masculine singular of errāns;... |
| 3 | Latin | errō | to wander, rove, stray, roam |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |
via Latin iterō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | iterō | to do a second time, repeat, renew |
| 2 | Latin | iterum | again, anew; a second time |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | i-tero- | other |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |
via Latin errans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | errans | straying; wandering |