aberrate

The story

1. Latin · borrowed fromaberrātus
2. English todayaberrate

From Latin aberrātus, perfect passive participle of aberrō (“wander, stray or deviate from”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + errō (“stray”).

First known use, by meaning

• mid 18th century To go astray; to diverge; to deviate (from); deviate from.
• late 19th century To distort; to cause aberration of.