From Latin 'excedere' (to go beyond) — 'ex-' + 'cedere' (to go). The spatial metaphor of stepping past a boundary.
To go beyond the limits of; to surpass in quantity, quality, or degree.
From Latin 'excēdere' (to go out, to go beyond, to depart, to surpass), composed of 'ex-' (out of, beyond) + 'cēdere' (to go, to move, to yield), from PIE *ḱed- (to go, to yield). The PIE root *ḱed- through Latin 'cēdere' produced one of the largest and most internally consistent word families in English, all built on the metaphor of going or yielding: 'proceed' (to go forward), 'recede' (to go back), 'precede' (to go before), 'concede' (to go along with, to yield), 'accede' (to go toward, to agree), 'secede' (to go apart), 'intercede' (to go between), 'succeed' (to go under/after, then to follow and prosper), 'decease' (to go away, to die), 'access' (a going-toward), 'process' (a going-forward), 'recess' (a going-back), and 'necessary' (not yielding, unavoidable). The spatial metaphor