English
exercent
Exercent comes from Latin exercents.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexercents
- Englishearliest quotation 1714exercent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexercents
- Englishearliest quotation 1714exercent
Earliest quotation: 1714, John Ayliffe: “A Student in Chirurgery is admitted to practise throughout…”
Every English word from Latin exercents
Today it means
adj Currently working; practising; professional
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin exercents / exercent