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
- an exercise; a physical activity intended to...
Ancestry of “ehersisyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | ejercicio | exercise |
| 2 | Latin | exercitium | exercise, practice |
| 3 | Latin | exerceo | I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,... |
| 4 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |