Where does “exceptionably” come from?
exceptionably (English) comes from English exceptionable, from English exception, from Middle English exception, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
exceptionably (English): In an exceptionable manner
Definitions
- In an exceptionable manner
Ancestry of “exceptionably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | exceptionable | Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate |
| 2 | English | exception | The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion;... |
| 3 | Middle English | exception | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | excepcioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | excepcion | — |
| 6 | Latin | exceptiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |