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Where does “excelencia” come from?

excelencia (Spanish) comes from Latin excellentia, from Latin excellēns, from Latin excello, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin.

excelencia (Spanish): excellency, brilliance; Excellency

Definitions

  1. excellency, brilliance; Excellency

Ancestry of “excelencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcellentiaexcellence, superiority; merit
2Latinexcellēns—
3LatinexcelloI elevate, raise up; I rise, elevate myself; I...
4Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
5LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “excelencia”

  • usencia
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