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Where does “honor” come from?

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

honor (Latin): honor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office

Definitions

  1. honor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office

Ancestry of “honor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old LatinhonosAlternative form of honor

Words derived from “honor”

  • honest
  • honesty
  • honorable
  • dishonour
  • honorably
  • honorarium
  • honester
  • honourableness
  • honorableness
  • dishonoureth
  • dishonourer
  • dishonourest
  • dehonestate
  • unhonesty
  • unhonorable
  • dehonestation
  • underhonest
  • maiden's honesty
  • honorarium
  • honorarius
  • exhonoratus
  • exhonorandus
  • exhonoraturus
  • honorer
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