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Where does “unexceptional” come from?

Unexceptional derives from English exceptional, which comes from English exception, ultimately tracing through Latin ex- and Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "out" and "not."

unexceptional (English): Not exceptional

Definitions

  1. Not exceptional

Ancestry of “unexceptional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexceptionalForming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon;...
2EnglishexceptionThe act of excepting or excluding; exclusion;...
3Middle Englishexception—
4Anglo-Normanexcepcioun—
5Old Frenchexcepcion—
6Latinexceptiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “unexceptional”

  • unexceptionally
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