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Where does “errer” come from?

errer (Old French) comes from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

errer (Old French): to walk ; to wander; to travel; to voyage

Definitions

  1. to walk ; to wander; to travel; to voyage

Ancestry of “errer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerrantemaccusative masculine singular of errāns;...
2Latinerrō—
3Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

Words derived from “errer”

  • err
  • errant
  • arrant
  • inerrancy
  • inerrant
  • errantly
  • errest
  • erreth
  • inerrantist
  • arrantly
  • errable
  • erraunt
  • inerrantism
  • errableness
  • errantness
  • errant
  • errer
  • erres
  • erre
  • errance
  • erren
  • erraunt
  • e-rờ
  • errant
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