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Where does “exercitare” come from?

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

exercitare (Latin): present active infinitive of exercitō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of exercitō;...

Ancestry of “exercitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexercerepresent active infinitive of exerceō;...
2LatinexerceoI keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...
3LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
4Proto-Italicarkeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “exercitare”

  • exercitation
  • exercitatio
  • esercitare
  • esercitabile
  • inesercitabile
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