Etymology of the English word excipient
the English word
excipientderived from the Latin word
excipiensderived from the Latin word
excipere (take out; remove; follow)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-Date
The earliest known usage of excipient in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
