'error-resistant' originates from the combination of 'error' and 'resistant', where 'error' refers to a mistake or fault, and 'resistant' means having the ability to withstand or oppose.

'error' comes from Old French 'errer', meaning 'to wander', and 'resistant' from Latin 'resistere', meaning 'to stand back'.

Initially, 'error' meant 'to wander', but over time it evolved to mean 'a mistake or fault'.