excellent

The story

1. Latin · derived fromexcellēns“elevated, exalted”
2. Old French · derived fromexcellent
3. Middle English · inherited fromexcellent
4. English todayexcellent

From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.