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

  1. pardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your...

Ancestry of “pardon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپاردونpardon!, pardon me!, excuse me!, I beg your pardon!, sorry!
2Frenchpardonexcuse me; sorry; pardon, forgiveness
3Frenchpardonnerto pardon, forgive; to excuse
4Old Frenchpardonerto pardon; to forgive
5Late Latinperdono—
Every word from Late Latin perdono →Every word from Old French pardoner →Every word from French pardonner →