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Where does “honnête” come from?

honnête (French) comes from Middle French honneste, from Old French honesté, from Latin honestas, from Latin honestus, from Latin honor, from Old Latin honos — Alternative form of honor.

honnête (French): honest

Definitions

  1. honest

Ancestry of “honnête”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchhonnesteAlternative form of honeste
2Old Frenchhonesté—
3Latinhonestasrespectability; honor, honour, honorableness;...
4LatinhonestusFull of or regarded with honor/honour;...
5Latinhonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
6Old LatinhonosAlternative form of honor

Words derived from “honnête”

  • malhonnêtement
  • honnêtement
  • malhonnête
  • honett
Every word from Old Latin honos →