Where does “excepționalitate” come from?
excepționalitate (Romanian) comes from Romanian excepțional, from French exceptionnel, from French exception, from Latin exceptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
excepționalitate (Romanian): exceptionality
Definitions
- exceptionality
Ancestry of “excepționalitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | excepțional | exceptional |
| 2 | French | exceptionnel | exceptional; outstanding |
| 3 | French | exception | exception |
| 4 | Latin | exceptiō | An exception or objection in law |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |