Where does “watercise” come from?
watercise (English) comes from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
watercise (English): A form of exercise done in water; aquacise
Definitions
- A form of exercise done in water; aquacise
Ancestry of “watercise”, step by step
watercise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 2 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 3 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
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 |