Where does “errar” come from?
errar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese errar, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
errar (Portuguese): to err; to miss; to do something incorrectly
Definitions
- to err; to miss; to do something incorrectly
Ancestry of “errar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | errar | — |
| 2 | Latin | errō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |