Etymology

unexceptionably

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Today it means: In an unexceptionable manner. Full definition →

English unexceptionable ← Middle English exception ← Anglo-Norman excepcioun
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  9. Proto-Italic*eks
  10. Latinex
  11. Latinex-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  14. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  15. Latincapiō
  16. Latinexcipiō
  17. Latinexceptiō
  18. Old Frenchexcepcion
  19. Anglo-Normanexcepcioun
  20. Middle Englishexception
  21. Englishexception
  22. Englishexceptionable
  23. Englishunexceptionable
  24. English todayunexceptionably

From unexceptionable + -ly.

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