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Where does “exercendus” come from?

exercendus (Latin) comes from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

exercendus (Latin): which is to be exercised

Definitions

  1. which is to be exercised

Ancestry of “exercendus”, step by step

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