Where does “nonexercised” come from?
nonexercised (English) comes from English exercised, from English exercise, from Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium, from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō — to protect, guard, hold, lock.
nonexercised (English): Not exercised
Ancestry of “nonexercised”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | exercised | simple past tense and past participle of exercise |
| 2 | English | exercise | Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill... |
| 3 | Middle English | exercise | — |
| 4 | Old French | exercise | — |
| 5 | Latin | exercitium | exercise, practice |
| 6 | Latin | exerceo | I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,... |
| 7 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |