Where does “errático” come from?

errático (Spanish) comes 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.

errático (Spanish): erratic

Definitions

  1. erratic

Ancestry of “errático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerrāticuswandering, roving
2Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “errático

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin -aticus
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