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Where does “exemptionalism” come from?

exemptionalism (English) comes from English exemptional, from English exemption, from Old French exemption, from Latin exemptio, from Latin eximo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex — whale, sea monster; abyss.

exemptionalism (English): The belief that the relationship between humans...

Definitions

  1. The belief that the relationship between humans...

Ancestry of “exemptionalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexemptionalOf or relating to exemption
2EnglishexemptionAn act of exempting; The state of being exempt;...
3Old Frenchexemption—
4Latinexemptio—
5LatineximoI remove or extract; I banish
6Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
7LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
8LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9Latincommūnicō—
10Latincommūnis—
11Old Latincom(m)oinis—
12Proto-Italickommoinis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
18Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
19Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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