Where does “honneur” come from?

honneur (French) comes from Middle French honneur, from Old French onor, from Latin honor, from Old Latin honos — Alternative form of honor.

honneur (French): honor; face card

Definitions

  1. honor; face card

Ancestry of “honneur”, step by step

honneur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French honneur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhonneurhonor
2Old Frenchonor—
3Latinhonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
4Old LatinhonosAlternative form of honor

via Italian onore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianonorehonour; reputation; credit

Words derived from “honneur”

Every word from Old Latin honos →Every word from Latin honor →Every word from Old French onor →