'aberration' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'aberratio,' where 'ab-' meant 'away from' and 'errare' meant 'to wander.'

'aberratio' transformed into the French word 'aberration,' and eventually became the modern English word 'aberration' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a wandering away,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'deviation from the norm.'