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Where does “honestus” come from?

honestus (Latin) comes from Latin honor, from Old Latin honos — Alternative form of honor.

honestus (Latin): Full of or regarded with honor/honour;...

Definitions

  1. Full of or regarded with honor/honour;...

Ancestry of “honestus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
2Old LatinhonosAlternative form of honor

Words derived from “honestus”

  • honest
  • honesty
  • honester
  • dehonestate
  • unhonesty
  • maiden's honesty
  • underhonest
  • dehonestation
  • dehonestans
  • dehonestaturus
  • dehonestandus
  • honesto
  • inhonestus
  • dehonesto
  • honestitas
  • honestaturus
  • honestandus
  • honestans
  • honestatus
  • honestas
  • dehonestatus
  • dehonestatio
  • cohonesto
  • cohonestans
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