Where does “honto” come from?
honto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto honti, from French honte, from Middle French honte, from Old French hunte, from Latin haunta, from Frankish hauniþu, from Proto-Germanic hauniþō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.
honto (Esperanto): shame
Definitions
- shame
Ancestry of “honto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | honti | to be ashamed |
| 2 | French | honte | shame |
| 3 | Middle French | honte | — |
| 4 | Old French | hunte | Alternative form of honte; dishonour |
| 5 | Latin | haunta | shame |
| 6 | Frankish | hauniþu | disdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hauniþō | humility; humiliation |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |