Where does “exceptivity” come from?
exceptivity (English) comes from English exceptive, from English except, from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus, from Latin excipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
exceptivity (English): The quality of being exceptive
Definitions
- The quality of being exceptive
Ancestry of “exceptivity”, step by step
exceptivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exceptive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exceptive | exceptional, having an exception |
| 2 | English | except | To exclude; to specify as being an exception; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | excepter | — |
| 4 | Latin | exceptus | taken out, having been taken out; excepted,... |
| 5 | Latin | excipiō | to take out, extract, pull out |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |