ex + capere, excipere, exceptus [L]
excepter [OF]
excepten [MI]
except, excepting [ME]
excèpt, excèptiŋ
https://www.etymonline.com/word/except#etymonline_v_14023
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/except#dictionary-entry-1
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED14814
https://www.anglo-norman.net/entry/excepter
https://latin-dictionary.net/definition/19646/excipio-excipere-excepi-exceptus