Synonyms & related words for excelsior

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Words related to excelsior

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Where does excelsior come from?

The word excelsior breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“up, out”); cels, from Latin cellere (“to rise high”); and -ior, from Latin ior (“more (comparative)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.