Where does “excepcional” come from?

excepcional (Portuguese) comes from French exceptionnel, from French exception, from Latin exceptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

excepcional (Portuguese): exceptional, special; extraordinary, unusual

Definitions

  1. exceptional, special; extraordinary, unusual

Ancestry of “excepcional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexceptionnelexceptional; outstanding
2Frenchexceptionexception
3LatinexceptiōAn exception or objection in law
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “excepcional

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-