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Where does “esercitabile” come from?

esercitabile (Italian) comes from Italian esercitare, from Latin exercitare, from Latin exercere, from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

esercitabile (Italian): exercisable

Definitions

  1. exercisable

Ancestry of “esercitabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesercitareto exercise, practice; to train; to drill
2Latinexercitarepresent active infinitive of exercitō;...
3Latinexercerepresent active infinitive of exerceō;...
4LatinexerceoI keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...
5LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
6Proto-Italicarkeō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “esercitabile”

  • inesercitabile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →