exessive etymology

English word exessive comes from English ex-, English essive

Detailed word origin of exessive

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ex- English (eng) (biology) Lacking.. Former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen). Out of. Outside.
essive English (eng) (grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates existence in a state or capacity. (rare) indicating a temporary state of being. (grammar) the essive case, or a word in that case.
exessive English (eng) (grammar) The exessive case, or a word in that case. (grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates the transition away from a state.

Words with the same origin as exessive

Descendants of ex-
elongate exalbuminous exarillate exarticulate exarticulation exauthorize excaudate excentral excentric exclave excogitare excommune exfetation exorbital exosseous explant exradius exstipellate exstipulate exsuccous extelligence extriangulated extubate microexplant