Where does “sample” come from?
Sample comes from Middle English saumple, from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum, derived from Latin eximo meaning "to take out," formed from the prefix ex-.
sample (English): A part or snippet of something taken or presented...
Definitions
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented...
Ancestry of “sample”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | saumple | exemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;... |
| 2 | Old French | essample | Alternative form of essainple; example |
| 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 |