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Where does “aquacise” come from?

aquacise (English) comes from English exercise, from Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium, from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

aquacise (English): A type of physical exercise practiced in water...

Definitions

  1. A type of physical exercise practiced in water...

Ancestry of “aquacise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexerciseAny activity designed to develop or hone a skill...
2Middle Englishexercise—
3Old Frenchexercise—
4Latinexercitiumexercise, practice
5LatinexerceoI keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...
6LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
7Proto-Italicarkeō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “aquacise”

  • アクアサイズ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →