English
honorware
From honor + -ware, since the user is not forced to pay for the software but expected to do so as an honorable gesture.
Formed from honor + -ware
Old Latin honōs
Latin honor ‘honor’
Old French honor ‘honor’
Anglo-Norman honour
Middle English honour
English honor
Today it means
noun Synonym of donationware.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / honorware