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
- Shame or disgrace; Lack of honour or integrity;...
Ancestry of “dishonour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | deshonor | dishonour |
| 2 | Old French | des | — |
| 3 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 5 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 6 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “dishonour”