Where does “exercitō” come from?
exercitō (Latin) comes from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.
exercitō (Latin): to exercise, practice or train
Definitions
- to exercise, practice or train
Ancestry of “exercitō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exerceo | I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,... |
| 2 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | to contain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |
Words derived from “exercitō”