Where does “eximious” come from?

eximious (English) comes from Latin eximius, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

eximious (English): Pre-eminent, outstanding

Definitions

  1. Pre-eminent, outstanding

Ancestry of “eximious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineximiusselect, choice; special, particular, exceptional,...
2Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
3LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
4Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “eximious”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Italic emō →Every word from Latin emo →