English word except comes from Latin capio (I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| capio | Latin (lat) | I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on. |
| excipere | Latin (lat) | |
| exceptus | Latin (lat) | |
| excepter | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | |
| except | English (en) | (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).. (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception. With the exception of; but. (archaic) Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.. With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated. |