From Middle Dutch excijs, altered under the influence of Latin excisus, from earlier accijs, from Old French acceis (whence modern French accise), from Vulgar Latin *accensum, ultimately from Latin ad + census.
From French exciser, from Latin excisus, past participle of excīdō, from ex + caedō.
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