Where does “onta” come from?

onta (Italian) comes from Old French honte, from Latin haunta, from Frankish hauniþu, from Proto-Germanic hauniþō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

onta (Italian): shame, disgrace; insult, affront; damage, harm,...

Definitions

  1. shame, disgrace; insult, affront; damage, harm,...

Ancestry of “onta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhonteshame
2Latinhauntashame
3Frankishhauniþudisdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;...
4Proto-Germanichauniþōhumility; humiliation
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

Words derived from “onta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniþō →Every word from Frankish hauniþu →