Where does “exceptive” come from?
exceptive (English) comes from English except, from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus, from Latin excipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
exceptive (English): exceptional, having an exception
Definitions
- exceptional, having an exception
Ancestry of “exceptive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | except | To exclude; to specify as being an exception; To... |
| 2 | Middle French | excepter | — |
| 3 | Latin | exceptus | taken out, having been taken out; excepted,... |
| 4 | Latin | excipiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “exceptive”