Where does “pardon” come from?
pardon (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پاردون, from French pardon, from French pardonner, from Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdono.
pardon (Turkish): pardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your...
Definitions
- pardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your...
Ancestry of “pardon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پاردون | — |
| 2 | French | pardon | excuse me; sorry; pardon, forgiveness |
| 3 | French | pardonner | to pardon, forgive; to excuse |
| 4 | Old French | pardoner | to pardon; to forgive |
| 5 | Late Latin | perdono | — |