To excel means to do something very well or be much better at it than most people. It often describes someone’s strong skills or talents in a certain area.
It comes from Latin 'excellere', meaning 'to rise up, surpass', from 'ex-' (out) and 'cellere' (to rise, project). The idea is of standing out above the rest.
To excel is literally to 'rise out' from the crowd—your performance sticks up like a tall peak. You don’t have to be perfect; you just have to be noticeably, consistently better than the usual.
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