excello

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I elevate, raise up.
  • I rise, elevate myself.
  • I exult, am elated.
  • I excel, surpass.

Etymology

Affix from Latin *cellō (rise) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelH-

Gloss

rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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