Where does “exemplum” come from?
Exemplum comes from Latin exemplum, derived from Latin eximo meaning "to take out," from the prefix ex- meaning "out of," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
exemplum (English): An example; A story demonstrating a moral point;...
Definitions
- An example; A story demonstrating a moral point;...
Ancestry of “exemplum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 2 | Latin | eximō | — |
| 3 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |