Where does “exceed” come from?
Exceed comes from Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excedo meaning to go out or beyond, from cedo meaning to go or yield.
exceed (English): To be larger, greater than; To be better than; To...
Definitions
- To be larger, greater than; To be better than; To...
Ancestry of “exceed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | exceden | — |
| 2 | Old French | exceder | — |
| 3 | Latin | excedo | I go out, go forth or away; depart, retire,... |
| 4 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
Words derived from “exceed”