ex·cel·lent 
(ĕksə-lənt)
(ĕksə-lənt)adj.
1. Of the highest or finest quality; exceptionally good for its kind: enjoyed an excellent meal at the restaurant.
2. Archaic Being so to an extreme degree.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin excellēns, excellent-, present participle of excellere, to excel; see EXCEL.]
excel·lent·ly adv.
- Indo-European root: es-
- Indo-European root: (e)su-
- Indo-European root: eu-
- Indo-European root: euə-
- Indo-European root: euə-dh-r̥
- Indo-European root: gal-
- Indo-European root: gel-
- Indo-European root: gembh-
- Indo-European root: gemə-
- Indo-European root: genu-
- Indo-European root: genu-
- Indo-European root: genə-
- Indo-European root: ger-
- Indo-European root: gerbh-
- Indo-European root: gerə-
- Indo-European root: gerə-
- Indo-European root: geus-
- Indo-European root: ghabh-
- Indo-European root: ghans-
- Indo-European root: ghebh-el-
- Indo-European root: ghedh-
- Indo-European root: ghei-
- Indo-European root: ghel-
- Indo-European root: ghel-
- Indo-European root: ghend-