Where does “exercitans” come from?

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

exercitans (Latin): exercising

Definitions

  1. exercising

Ancestry of “exercitans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexercitōto exercise, practice or train
2LatinexerceoI keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...
3LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
4Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →