verbal noun of cvičit · exercise (activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · exercise (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness)
köken: A literary loan from Icelandic íþrótt, during a surging interest for Norse culture and literature during the 19th century. Compare Swedish idrott, and Norwegian idrett, also borrowed from Icelandic. Ultimately from Old Norse íþrótt.
Sino-Vietnamese word from 體育, composed of 體 (“body”) and 育 (“education”), from Japanese 体育 (taiiku), clipped from 身体(之)教育 (shintai(-no) kyōiku, thân thể (chi) giáo dục), calqued from English physical education by the Japanese writer Kondō Yasuzō. An earlier alternative clipping was 身教 (shinkyō, thân giáo). Compare Japanese 知育 (chiiku, tri dục, “intellectual education”) and 徳育 (tokuiku, đức dục,…