Where does “exercisable” come from?
Exercisable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis (capable of being), built from Latin ex- (out) and the root of Latin exercēre (to drive out).
exercisable (English): Capable of being exercised
Definitions
- Capable of being exercised
Ancestry of “exercisable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | exercise | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill... |
| 2 | Middle English | exercise | — |
| 3 | Old French | exercise | — |
| 4 | Latin | exercitium | exercise, practice |
| 5 | Latin | exerceo | I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,... |
| 6 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |
Words derived from “exercisable”