Where does “Republic of Example” come from?

Republic of Example (English) comes from English Republic, from Middle French république, from Latin republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “Republic of Example”, step by step

Republic of Example traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Republic

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Republic	The Roman Republic
2	Middle French	république	republic
3	Latin	republica	ablative singular of rēspublica
4	Latin	rēspublica	a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation
5	Latin	rēs	thing, object, stuff
6	Latin	vindicatio	civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7	Latin	vindicō	to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
8	Latin	vindex	claimant, vindicator
9	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
10	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
11	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
13	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
14	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15	Latin	calceus	shoe
16	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
17	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English example

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	example	Something that is representative of all such...
2	Middle English	example	—
3	Old French	example	—
4	Old French	essample	Alternative form of essainple; example
5	Latin	exemplum	a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
6	Latin	eximō	to take out, take away, remove or extract
7	Latin	emo	I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
8	Proto-Italic	emō	to buy, to purchase
9	Proto-Indo-European	h₁em-	to take; to distribute

via English of

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	of	API; Expressing distance or motion; "Expressing...
2	Middle English	of	of; off; until
3	Old English	of	of, from, off, out of
4	Old English	æf	of
5	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →