Where does “senhonta” come from?
senhonta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto honto, from Esperanto honti, from French honte, from Middle French honte, from Old French hunte, from Latin haunta, from Frankish hauniþu, from Proto-Germanic hauniþō — to howl, screech.
senhonta (Esperanto): shameless
Ancestry of “senhonta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | honto | shame |
| 2 | Esperanto | honti | to be ashamed |
| 3 | French | honte | shame |
| 4 | Middle French | honte | — |
| 5 | Old French | hunte | Alternative form of honte; dishonour |
| 6 | Latin | haunta | — |
| 7 | Frankish | hauniþu | disdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hauniþō | humility; humiliation |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |