Etymology of the English word exonerate
the English word
exoneratederived from the Late Latin word
exoneratioderived from the Latin word
exonerare (unload, disburden, discharge)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
onerare (load, burden; oppress)
derived from the Latin word
onus (load, burden; cargo)
Date
The earliest known usage of exonerate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
exonerated,
exoneratingUsage
Word found in Modern English
