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Where does “excepto” come from?

excepto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese exceto, from Latin exceptus, from Latin excipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

excepto (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of exceto

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of exceto

Ancestry of “excepto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseexcetoexcept, other than
2Latinexceptustaken out, having been taken out; excepted,...
3Latinexcipiō—
4Latincapiō—
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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