Where does “jazzercise” come from?
jazzercise (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.
jazzercise (English): A form of aerobic exercise based on jazz dance;...
Definitions
- A form of aerobic exercise based on jazz dance;...
Ancestry of “jazzercise”, step by step
jazzercise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exercise
| 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 |
via English Jazz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jazz | A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation |
| 2 | English | Jaz | or any of its variant spellings |