Where does “pardon” come from?

pardon (French) comes from French pardonner, from Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdono.

pardon (French): excuse me; sorry; pardon, forgiveness

Definitions

  1. excuse me; sorry; pardon, forgiveness

Ancestry of “pardon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpardonnerto pardon, forgive; to excuse
2Old Frenchpardonerto pardon; to forgive
3Late Latinperdono—

Words derived from “pardon”

Every word from Late Latin perdono →Every word from Old French pardoner →Every word from French pardonner →