Where does “exercis” come from?

exercis (Swedish) comes from French exercice, from Latin exercitium, from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

exercis (Swedish): drill

Definitions

drill

Ancestry of “exercis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	exercice	exercise, performance
2	Latin	exercitium	exercise, practice
3	Latin	exerceo	I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...
4	Latin	arceo	I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5	Proto-Italic	arkeō	to contain
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂erk-	to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “exercis”

aksiisi
aksiisinalainen

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