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
- Not excessive
Ancestry of “nonexcessive”, step by step
nonexcessive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English excessive
| 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 | — |