noun, masculine/eˈxeɾθito/plural: exércitos
superseded spelling of ejército, deprecated in 1815 by the Royal Spanish Academy
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin exercitusbor. Spanish exército Borrowed from Latin exercitus.