Where does “exercised” come from?
exercised (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.
exercised (English): simple past tense and past participle of exercise
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of exercise
Ancestry of “exercised”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to contain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |