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Where does “dishonest” come from?

Dishonest comes from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus, meaning "disgraced" or "shameful."

dishonest (English): Not honest; Interfering with honesty;...

Definitions

  1. Not honest; Interfering with honesty;...

Ancestry of “dishonest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdishoneste—
2Old Frenchdeshonesté—
3Latindehonestus—

Words derived from “dishonest”

  • dishonestly
  • dishonestness
Every word from Latin dehonestus →