Where does “exception” come from?
Exception comes from Middle English exception, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptio, a noun formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and the suffix -tio.
exception (English): The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion;...
Definitions
- The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion;...
Ancestry of “exception”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | exception | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | excepcioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | excepcion | — |
| 4 | Latin | exceptiō | An exception or objection in law |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “exception”
- exceptional
- exceptionally
- exceptionalism
- unexceptionable
- exceptionable
- unexceptional
- exceptionality
- exceptionalist
- exceptionless
- unexceptionably
- unexceptionally
- exceptionably
- nonexceptional
- exceptionalness
- unexceptionableness
- exceptionableness
- exceptioner
- exceptious
- exceptionary
- exceptionful
- eggceptional
- exceptionlessly
- exceptionlessness
- exceptiousness