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Where does “honnête” come from?

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

honnête (Norman): honest

Definitions

  1. honest

Ancestry of “honnête”, step by step

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

Words derived from “honnête”

  • honnêtement
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