myEtymology.com: English etymology of exertion

Etymology of the English word exertion

the English word exertion

derived from the English word exert

derived from the Latin word exsertus

derived from the Latin word exserere (stretch forth; thrust out; put out)

derived from the Latin word serere (to plant; sow, plant; strew; wreath; join, entwine)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *se-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser-

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

using the English suffix -ion