Where does “exemplifier” come from?
exemplifier (English) comes from English exemplify, from Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.
exemplifier (English): one who, or that which, exemplifies
Definitions
- one who, or that which, exemplifies
Ancestry of “exemplifier”, step by step
exemplifier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exemplify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exemplify | To show or illustrate by example; To be an... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | exemplificare | — |
| 3 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 4 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 5 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |