Where does “honouree” come from?

honouree (English) comes from English EE, from Cantonese 噫.

honouree (English): One who receives an honour or award

Definitions

  1. One who receives an honour or award

Ancestry of “honouree”, step by step

honouree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—

via English honour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhonourBritish spelling, Canadian spelling, Commonwealth...
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