Where does “exercita” come from?

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

exercita (Romanian): to exercise, to use (e.g. one's rights)

Definitions

  1. to exercise, to use (e.g. one's rights)

Ancestry of “exercita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexercitarepresent active infinitive of exercitō;...
2Latinexercerepresent active infinitive of exerceō;...
3LatinexerceoI keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk-