Where does “ejercer” come from?

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

ejercer (Spanish): to exercise

Definitions

to exercise

Ancestry of “ejercer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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 “ejercer”

ejercible

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →