Where does “mag-ehersisyo” come from?
mag-ehersisyo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ehersisyo, from Spanish ejercicio, from Latin exercitium, from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.
mag-ehersisyo (Tagalog): to exercise
Definitions
- to exercise
Ancestry of “mag-ehersisyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ehersisyo | exercise |
| 2 | Spanish | ejercicio | exercise |
| 3 | Latin | exercitium | exercise, practice |
| 4 | Latin | exerceo | I keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,... |
| 5 | Latin | arceo | I shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | arkeō | to contain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erk- | to protect, guard, hold, lock |