exorbitant
/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/ · adj
Meaning
- Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English exorbitant, through Old French from Late Latin exorbitāns, present active participle of exorbitō (“to go out of the track”), from ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”); see orbit. Compare French exorbitant.
- exorbitant(French)→
- exorbitāns(la-lat)→
- -(fro)→
- exorbitant(enm)→
- exorbitant (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, cog
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