Etymology

unexceptional

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Today it means: Not exceptional. Full definition →

English exceptional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English exception
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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*h₁éǵʰ
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  10. Proto-Italic*eks
  11. Latinex
  12. Latinex-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  15. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  16. Latincapiō
  17. Latinexcipiō
  18. Latinexceptiō
  19. Old Frenchexcepcion
  20. Anglo-Normanexcepcioun
  21. Middle Englishexception
  22. Englishexception
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Englishexceptional
  26. English todayunexceptional

From un- + exceptional.

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