Where does “erróneo” come from?

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

erróneo (Portuguese): erroneous; incorrect

Definitions

  1. erroneous; incorrect

Ancestry of “erróneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerroneuswandering, straying, vagrant; wrong, erroneous
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →