Where does “errar” come from?
errar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
Ancestry of “errar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | errō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |
Words derived from “errar”