astray

The story

1. Latin · derived fromextra“beyond”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromextravagari“to wander beyond”
3. Old French · derived fromestraier“to stray”
4. Middle English · inherited fromastraien
5. English todayastray

From Middle English astraien or by apheresis straien, from Old French estraier (“to stray”), from late Medieval Latin extravagari (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagārī (“to wander, stray”).

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