Where does “ehersisyo” come from?

ehersisyo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish ejercicio, from Latin exercitium, from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

ehersisyo (Cebuano): an exercise; a physical activity intended to...

Definitions

  1. an exercise; a physical activity intended to...

Ancestry of “ehersisyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishejercicioexercise
2Latinexercitiumexercise, practice
3LatinexerceoI keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →