Where does “honneste” come from?

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

honneste (Middle French): Alternative form of honeste

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of honeste

Ancestry of “honneste”, 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 “honneste”

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