Exceedingly
/ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/noun
To an unusually great degree or extent; extremely.
Did you know?The word ultimately descends from Latin ex cēdere, “to go out or beyond,” from the same root that produced words such as proceed, recede, and secede.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ked- / *keyd-
“To go, move, or withdraw”
Classical Latin
Latin
cēdere
“To go, move, yield, or withdraw”
Classical Latin
Latin
ex-cēdere
“To go out, go beyond, or surpass”
Late Latin
Latin
excedere
“To surpass or exceed”
13th Century
Anglo-French
exceder
“To surpass or go beyond”
14th Century
Middle English
exceden
“To exceed or surpass”
Modern English
English
exceedingly
“To an extreme or unusually great degree”