Where does “dishonour” come from?

Dishonour comes from Old French deshonor, formed from the prefix des- and Old French honor, with des- deriving from Latin dis-, which traces to Latin ex and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European de and dwóh₁.

dishonour (English): Shame or disgrace; Lack of honour or integrity;...

Definitions

  1. Shame or disgrace; Lack of honour or integrity;...

Ancestry of “dishonour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeshonordishonour
2Old Frenchdes—
3Old Frenchdeof; from
4Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
5Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
6Latindāre—
7Proto-Italicdidōgive
8Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “dishonour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →