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/ˈeɹə/EH-rur
/ˈɛɹɚ/EH-rur

Meaninga wandering

Common meaning: a mistake

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√ARS‘flow, glide swiftly’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 23, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinerrorem‘a wandering’source
  3. Old Frencherrursource
  4. Middle Englisherroursource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa wandering → a mistakeerror‘a mistake’ · 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

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin errorem ‘a wandering’.

Roots

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