- honour
[honour 词源字典]
- honour: [12] English acquired honour via Old French honour from honōr-, the stem form of Latin honōs (later honor). It is not known where the Latin word came from. Derivatives to reach English include honest, honesty, honorary [17], and honorarium [17] (which in Latin denoted virtually a bribe paid in order to get appointed to an honorary post).
=> honest, honesty[honour etymology, honour origin, 英语词源] - honour
- chiefly British English spelling of honor; also see -or. Related: Honoured; honouring; honours.