erroneously

/eˈɹəʊniəsli/eh-ROH-nee-uh-slee

/ɛˈɹoʊniəsli/eh-ROH-nee-uh-slee

Meaningin an erroneous way

Common meaning: wrongly

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

Journey through time

Latinerroneus‘straying’source
Englisherroneous‘wrong, mistaken’
Englishformed in English from erroneouserroneously‘wrongly’ · 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: Formed in English from erroneous + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ERRONEOUS, p.195 · scan

Roots

errō, errāre Latin “to wander, go astray”

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