honestidad
Spanish
Alternative forms
- honestad (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish onestat, onestad, from Latin honestātem. The ending was altered to conform to the common suffix -idad; according to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in this new form in the 15th century, in a work of Alfonso de Palencia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /onestiˈdad/ [o.nes.t̪iˈð̞að̞]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: ho‧nes‧ti‧dad
Related terms
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “honor”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 383
Further reading
- “honestidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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