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Where does “esercitare” come from?

esercitare (Italian) comes 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.

esercitare (Italian): to exercise, practice; to train; to drill

Definitions

  1. to exercise, practice; to train; to drill

Ancestry of “esercitare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “esercitare”

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