Where does “sampling” come from?
Sampling derives from Middle English saumple, from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum, meaning "thing taken out," from eximo, meaning "to take out," from ex, meaning "out."
sampling (English): present participle of sample; The process or...
Definitions
- present participle of sample; The process or...
Ancestry of “sampling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sample | A part or snippet of something taken or presented... |
| 2 | Middle English | saumple | exemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;... |
| 3 | Old French | essample | Alternative form of essainple; example |
| 4 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 5 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 6 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |