Where does “exceedance” come from?
exceedance (English) comes from English exceed, from Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excedo, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
exceedance (English): The extent to which an action, activity or...
Definitions
- The extent to which an action, activity or...
Ancestry of “exceedance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exceed | To be larger, greater than; To be better than; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | exceden | — |
| 3 | Old French | exceder | — |
| 4 | Latin | excedo | I go out, go forth or away; depart, retire,... |
| 5 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 8 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |