onta

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈon.ta/

noun
Definitions
  • shame, disgrace
  • insult, affront
  • (figuratively) damage, harm, nuisance

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French honte derived from Latin *hōnta derived from Frankish *haunitha, *hauniþu (scorn, ridicule, disdain) derived from Proto-Germanic *hauniþō (humiliation).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hauniþō

Gloss

humiliation

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