Where does “exception” come from?
exception (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “exception”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | excepcioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | excepcion | — |
| 3 | Latin | exceptiō | An exception or objection in law |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “exception”
- exception
- exceptional
- exceptionally
- exceptionalism
- unexceptionable
- exceptionable
- unexceptional
- exceptionality
- exceptionalist
- exceptionless
- unexceptionably
- unexceptionally
- exceptionably
- nonexceptional
- exceptionalness
- unexceptionableness
- exceptionableness
- exceptioner
- exceptious
- exceptionary
- exceptionful
- eggceptional
- exceptionlessly
- exceptionlessness