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Where does “exemption” come from?

Exemption comes from Old French exemption, from Latin exemptio, the noun form of eximo meaning "to take out," derived from the prefix ex- meaning "out."

exemption (English): An act of exempting; The state of being exempt;...

Definitions

  1. An act of exempting; The state of being exempt;...

Ancestry of “exemption”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchexemption—
2Latinexemptio—
3LatineximoI remove or extract; I banish
4Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
5LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “exemption”

  • exemptionalism
  • exemptionalist
  • exemptional
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