Where does “nonexercising” come from?
nonexercising (English) comes from English exercising, 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.
nonexercising (English): Not taking part in exercise
Definitions
- Not taking part in exercise
Ancestry of “nonexercising”, step by step
nonexercising traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exercising
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exercising | present participle of exercise; The act by which... |
| 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 | to contain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |