Where does “exerceo” come from?

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

exerceo (Latin): I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...

Definitions

  1. I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...

Ancestry of “exerceo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
2Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “exerceo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →