Where does “exceptionalism” come from?
Exceptionalism derives from English exception, which comes from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptio, a noun formed with the suffix -tio from ex- meaning "out" and capere meaning "to take."
exceptionalism (English): The state of being special, exceptional or...
Definitions
- The state of being special, exceptional or...
Ancestry of “exceptionalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exceptional | Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon;... |
| 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 | An exception or objection in law |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |