Where does “honeste” come from?

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

honeste (Middle French): honest

Definitions

  1. honest

Ancestry of “honeste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “honeste

Every word from Old Latin honosEvery word from Latin honorEvery word from Latin honestus