Where does “honesty” come from?
Honesty comes from Old French honesté, derived from Latin honestas and honestitas, ultimately from Latin honestus, which developed from Latin honor through the Proto-Italic suffix -tos and Proto-Indo-European -tós.
honesty (English): The act, quality, or condition of being honest;...
Definitions
- The act, quality, or condition of being honest;...
Ancestry of “honesty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | honeste | 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 “honesty”