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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”

  • honor
  • honorary
  • honoree
  • honorer
  • honorability
  • honorless
  • honorarily
  • unhonor
  • rehonor
  • honor
  • honur
  • honour
  • ona
Every word from Old Latin honos →