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Where does “nonexcessive” come from?

nonexcessive (English) comes from English excessive, 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.

nonexcessive (English): Not excessive

Definitions

  1. Not excessive

Ancestry of “nonexcessive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcessiveExceeding the usual bounds of something;...
2Middle Frenchexcessif—
3Latinexcessivusexcessive
4LatinexcedoI go out, go forth or away; depart, retire,...
5Latincēdō—
6Proto-Italickedōgive here!
7Proto-Italickehere
8Indo-European*ḱe—
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe →