Where does “honnêteté” come from?

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

honnêteté (French): honesty

Definitions

honesty

Ancestry of “honnêteté”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	honesté	candor, honesty
2	Latin	honestas	respectability; honor, honour, honorableness;...
3	Latin	honestus	Full of or regarded with honor/honour;...
4	Latin	honor	honor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
5	Old Latin	honos	Alternative form of honor

Every word from Old Latin honos →Every word from Latin honor →Every word from Latin honestus →