erroneous

/eˈɹəʊniəs/eh-ROH-nee-uhs

/ɛˈɹoʊniəs/eh-ROH-nee-uhs

Meaningwandering

Common meaning: wrong, mistaken

erronto wander, go astrayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 657 · scan
eousadjective ending: made of or like

Journey through time

Latinerroneus‘straying’source
Englisherroneous‘wrong, mistaken’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin errō ‘to wander, go astray’.

Roots

errō, errāre Latin “to wander, go astray”

Related words

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