Where does “exempt” come from?
Exempt comes from Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximo meaning to take out, derived from ex meaning out.
exempt (English): Free from a duty or obligation; Not entitled to...
Definitions
- Free from a duty or obligation; Not entitled to...
Ancestry of “exempt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | exempt | exempt |
| 2 | Latin | exēmptus | removed, banished, exempted |
| 3 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 4 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |
Words derived from “exempt”