Where does “exonerate” come from?

exonerate (Latin) comes from Latin exonero, from Latin onero, from Latin onus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃énh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European h₃enh₂- — to onerate; to charge.

exonerate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “exonerate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexoneroI unload, discharge; I exonerate
2LatinoneroI burden, lade, load; I overwhelm, weary,...
3Latinonusburden, load; cargo, freight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃énh₂osload; burden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃enh₂-to onerate; to charge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃enh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃énh₂os →Every word from Latin onus →