honestidad
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited 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
editNoun
edithonestidad f (plural honestidades)
- honesty
- Synonyms: sinceridad, honradez
Related terms
editReferences
edit- 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
edit- “honestidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014