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Where does the word "exceed" come from? It comes from Latin excedere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "exceed" come from? It comes from Latin excedere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Exceed’s story begins in Latin: excedere meant “to go beyond.” To go beyond, from ex- (out) and cedere (to go). It reached English by 1400s as exceed. Settled as the English word for going beyond a limit. Today, exceed means to go beyond a limit, expectation, or amount.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient excedere "to go beyond", to go beyond, from ex- (out) and cedere (to go).
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s exceed "to go beyond a limit or expectation", settled as the English word for going beyond a limit.