Where does “excessively” come from?
Excessively comes from Middle French excessif, from Latin excessivus, tracing back through Proto-Germanic galīkaz and -līkaz to Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and līg-.
excessively (English): To an excessive degree; In excess
Definitions
- To an excessive degree; In excess
Ancestry of “excessively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | excessive | Exceeding the usual bounds of something;... |
| 2 | Middle French | excessif | — |
| 3 | Latin | excessivus | excessive |
| 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 | — |