Where does “погрешность” come from?

погрешность (Russian) comes from Russian погреши́ть, from Russian по́-, from Russian -бира́ть.

погрешность (Russian): fault; delinquency; sin; mistake, error; error

Definitions

  1. fault; delinquency; sin; mistake, error; error

Ancestry of “погрешность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогреши́тьto err
2Russianпо́-perfective aspect
3Russian-бира́ть—
Every word from Russian -бира́ть →Every word from Russian по́- →Every word from Russian погреши́ть →