Where does “excessief” come from?
excessief (Dutch) comes from Middle French excessif, from Latin excessivus, from Latin excedo, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
excessief (Dutch): excessive, extreme
Ancestry of “excessief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | excessif | — |
| 2 | Latin | excessivus | excessive |
| 3 | Latin | excedo | I go out, go forth or away; depart, retire,... |
| 4 | Latin | cēdō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |