erratic
English
/ɪˈɹætɪk/
adj
Definitions
- unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
- Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French erratique derived from Latin erraticus root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (envy, lose one's temper, be angry, be jealous).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁ers-
Gloss
envy, lose one's temper, be angry, be jealous
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
妬, 羨, 嫉
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aberration English
- erratically English
- erraticism English
- erraticity English
- erraticness English
- error English
- inerratic English
- nonerratic English
- unerratic English
- aberro Latin
- aberrātus Latin
- aberrō Latin
- aderro Latin
- circumerro Latin
- errabundus Latin
- erraticus Latin
- erratus Latin
- erroneus Latin
- errō Latin
- oberro Latin
- pererro Latin
- erratique French
- οὐρά Ancient Greek
- *h₁ers- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃érsos Proto-Indo-European
- erratique Old French
- *Harš- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *erzāō Proto-Italic
- *erzōs Proto-Italic