Where does “eratic” come from?
eratic (Romanian) comes from French erratique, from Old French erratique, from Latin errāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
eratic (Romanian): erratic
Definitions
- erratic
Ancestry of “eratic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | erratique | erratic; irregular, intermittent |
| 2 | Old French | erratique | irregular, intermittent |
| 3 | Latin | errāticus | wandering, roving |
| 4 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |