Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “exertest” come from?

exertest (English) comes from English exert, from Latin exsertus, from Latin exsero, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

exertest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “exertest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexertTo put in vigorous action; To make use of, to...
2Latinexsertusstretched or thrust out; bared or uncovered
3LatinexseroI stretch or thrust forth or out; I bare or...
4Latinserō—
5Latinsērus—
6Proto-Italicswerjos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →