Where does “errado” come from?
errado (Portuguese) comes from Latin erratus, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
errado (Portuguese): not correct; wrong; incorrect
Definitions
- not correct; wrong; incorrect
Ancestry of “errado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | erratus | wandered over; wandered through |
| 2 | Latin | errō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |