Where does “exemplariness” come from?
exemplariness (English) comes from English exemplary, from Middle English exemplarie, from Latin exemplarium, from Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō — to take; to distribute.
exemplariness (English): The state or condition of being exemplary,...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being exemplary,...
Ancestry of “exemplariness”, step by step
exemplariness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exemplary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exemplary | Deserving honour, respect and admiration; Of such... |
| 2 | Middle English | exemplarie | — |
| 3 | Latin | exemplarium | genitive plural of exemplar |
| 4 | Latin | exemplar | model, pattern, example, original or ideal; copy |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |