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Summary: The Latin root word *err* means "wander" or "make a mistake," which is a "wandering" from the correct answer. This Latin root is the word origin of a number of English vocabulary words, including [*err*]ant and [*err*]atic. The root *err* is easily recalled via the word [*err*]or, which is a "wandering" from the right answer.