Where does “honour” come from?

honour (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French honor, from Latin honor, from Old Latin honos — Alternative form of honor.

honour (Anglo-Norman): Late Anglo-Norman spelling of honur

Definitions

  1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of honur

Ancestry of “honour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhonorhonor; honour
2Latinhonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
3Old LatinhonosAlternative form of honor

Words derived from “honour”

Every word from Old Latin honos →Every word from Latin honor →Every word from Old French honor →