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

'aberratio' transformed into the English word 'aberration,' and eventually led to the adjective form 'aberrational.'

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