Etymology of the English word aberrant
the English word aberrant
derived from the Latin word aberrans
derived from the Latin word aberrare (to wander away; stray, wander, deviate)
using the Latin prefix ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Latin word errare (to stray; wander, go astray; make a mistake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ers-
derived from the Latin word ab (away; away from)