Where does “honest” come from?
Honest comes from Middle English honeste, from Old French oneste, from Latin honestus, derived from Latin honor through the Proto-Italic suffix -tos and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -tós.
honest (English): Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not...
Definitions
- Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not...
Ancestry of “honest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | honest | — |
| 2 | Old French | honesté | — |
| 3 | Latin | honestas | respectability; honor, honour, honorableness;... |
| 4 | Latin | honestus | Full of or regarded with honor/honour;... |
| 5 | Latin | honor | honor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office |
| 6 | Old Latin | honos | Alternative form of honor |
Words derived from “honest”