Where does “onte” come from?

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

onte (Italian): plural of onta

Definitions

  1. plural of onta

Ancestry of “onte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianontashame, disgrace; insult, affront; damage, harm,...
2Old Frenchhonteshame
3Latinhauntashame
4Frankishhauniþudisdain, scorn, ridicule; humiliation, ridicule;...
5Proto-Germanichauniþōhumility; humiliation
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw-Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniþōEvery word from Frankish hauniþu
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