Where does “exceptionful” come from?
exceptionful (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.
exceptionful (English): Full of exceptions; having exceptions
Definitions
- Full of exceptions; having exceptions
Ancestry of “exceptionful”, step by step
exceptionful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exception
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exception | The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion;... |
| 2 | Middle English | exception | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | excepcioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | excepcion | — |
| 5 | Latin | exceptiō | An exception or objection in law |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |