Etymology of the English word erratic
the English word
erraticderived from the Old French word
erratiquederived from the Latin word
erraticus (roving, erratic; wild)
derived from the Latin word
errare (to stray; wander, go astray; make a mistake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ers-Date
The earliest known usage of erratic in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
inerraticUsage
Word found in Modern English
