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
- shame, disgrace; insult, affront; damage, harm,...
Ancestry of “onta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | honte | shame |
| 2 | Latin | haunta | — |
| 3 | Frankish | hauniþu | disdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hauniþō | humility; humiliation |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱaw- | to howl, screech |
Words derived from “onta”