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Where does “exemptionalist” come from?

exemptionalist (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.

exemptionalist (English): A supporter of exemptionalism

Definitions

  1. A supporter of exemptionalism

Ancestry of “exemptionalist”, 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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