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Where does “excello” come from?

excello (Latin) comes from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

excello (Latin): I elevate, raise up; I rise, elevate myself; I...

Definitions

  1. I elevate, raise up; I rise, elevate myself; I...

Ancestry of “excello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
2LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
3LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
4Latincommūnicō—
5Latincommūnis—
6Old Latincom(m)oinis—
7Proto-Italickommoinis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “excello”

  • excellent
  • excellence
  • excel
  • excellently
  • excelsior
  • excelleth
  • excellest
  • superexcellent
  • superexcellence
  • excellentness
  • excellentia
  • excellere
  • excelsus
  • excelsior
  • excellens
  • perexcelsus
  • excelente
  • excelentemente
  • excelso
  • eccellere
  • voscenza
  • eccellenza
  • excellement
  • excellent
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