Meaning

verb be greater in scope or size than some standard

verb be superior or better than some standard

verb be or do something to a greater degree

originFrom Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0