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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English, [[bor|fro|excellence]], itself from Latin excellentia, superiority,^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)^(SOED 2002) from excellēns, excellentem, distinguished, superior, present participle of excellere, to surpass, rise above (see [[excel]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from ex-, out, and -cellere, to rise high, related to celsus, high,^(Etymonline) from PIE [[ine-pro|*kel-|t=to be prominent]].^(Etymonline)
+ It is Middle English, [[bor|fro|excellence]], itself from [[la|excellentia]], superiority,^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)^(SOED 2002) from [[m|la|excellēns]], excellentem, distinguished, superior, present participle of [[m|la|excellere]], to surpass, rise above (see [[excel]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from ex-, out, and -cellere, to rise high, related to celsus, high,^(Etymonline) from PIE [[ine-pro|*kel-|t=to be prominent]].^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==