Where does “exercens” come from?

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

exercens (Latin): occupying, employing, exercising; harassing,...

Definitions

  1. occupying, employing, exercising; harassing,...

Ancestry of “exercens”, 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-Italicarkeōto contain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →