Where does “pardon” come from?

pardon (Dutch) comes from French pardon, from French pardonner, from Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdono.

pardon (Dutch): I'm sorry, pardon; pardon, clemency

Definitions

  1. I'm sorry, pardon; pardon, clemency

Ancestry of “pardon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpardonexcuse me; sorry; pardon, forgiveness
2Frenchpardonnerto pardon, forgive; to excuse
3Old Frenchpardonerto pardon; to forgive
4Late Latinperdono—
Every word from Late Latin perdono →Every word from Old French pardoner →Every word from French pardonner →
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