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excel
c.1400, from L.
excellere
"to rise, surpass, be eminent," from
ex-
"out from" +
-cellere
"rise high, tower," related to
celsus
"high, lofty, great," from PIE base
*kel-/*kol-
"to rise, be elevated" (see
hill
). Related:
Excelled
;
excelling
.
