Where does “honestly” come from?

honestly (Middle English) comes from Middle English honeste, from Old French honesté, from Latin honestas, from Latin honestus, from Latin honor, from Old Latin honos — Alternative form of honor.

honestly (Middle English): honourably, respectfully, nobly

Definitions

  1. honourably, respectfully, nobly

Ancestry of “honestly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhonestehonest
2Old Frenchhonestécandor, honesty
3Latinhonestasrespectability; honor, honour, honorableness;...
4LatinhonestusFull of or regarded with honor/honour;...
5Latinhonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
6Old LatinhonosAlternative form of honor

Words derived from “honestly”

Every word from Old Latin honos →Every word from Latin honor →Every word from Latin honestus →