Where does “exercising” come from?
Exercising comes from Middle English exercisen, from Old French exerciser, from Latin exercitium meaning practice or training, derived from exerceo meaning to drive out or set in motion.
exercising (English): present participle of exercise; The act by which...
Definitions
- present participle of exercise; The act by which...
Ancestry of “exercising”, 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 |