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Where does “upsample” come from?

upsample (English) comes from English sample, from Middle English saumple, from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

upsample (English): To increase the sampling rate of

Definitions

  1. To increase the sampling rate of

Ancestry of “upsample”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsampleA part or snippet of something taken or presented...
2Middle Englishsaumpleexemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;...
3Old FrenchessampleAlternative form of essainple; example
4Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
5Latineximō—
6LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
7Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “upsample”

  • upsampler
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