Where does “errante” come from?

errante (Portuguese) comes from Latin errans, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

errante (Portuguese): wandering; errant

Definitions

  1. wandering; errant

Ancestry of “errante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerransstraying; wandering
2Latinerrōto wander, rove, stray, roam
3Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →Every word from Proto-Italic erzāō →Every word from Latin errō →