Etymology of the English word exercise
the English word
exercisederived from the Old French word
exercicederived from the Latin word
exercitium (exercise; training; practice)
derived from the Latin word
exercitus (army, infantry; swarm)
derived from the Latin word
exercere (exercise, train, drill)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
arcere (keep away, protect; ward, keep off, away)
derived from the French word
exercisederived from the Latin word
exercitium (exercise; training; practice)
derived from the Latin word
exercitus (army, infantry; swarm)
derived from the Latin word
exercere (exercise, train, drill)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
arcere (keep away, protect; ward, keep off, away)
Date
The earliest known usage of exercise in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
dancercise,
exerciser,
jazzercise,
exercised,
exercisingCognates
Dutch
exerceren, French
exercer, German
exerzieren, Italian
esercere, Norwegian
eksersere, Spanish
exercer, Swedish
exerceraUsage
Word found in Modern English
