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Where does “exceptioner” come from?

exceptioner (English) comes from English exception, from Middle English exception, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

exceptioner (English): One who takes exceptions or protests

Definitions

  1. One who takes exceptions or protests

Ancestry of “exceptioner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexceptionThe act of excepting or excluding; exclusion;...
2Middle Englishexception—
3Anglo-Normanexcepcioun—
4Old Frenchexcepcion—
5Latinexceptiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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