Latin
excellō
‘elevate, exult’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin excellō.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin excellō, most familiar first.
- excellent ← excellēns
- excellence ← excellentia ← excellēns
- excellency ← excellencie ← excellentia ← excellēns
- excelsior ← excelsus
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Latin excellō