Where does “ekzemple” come from?
ekzemple (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ekzemplo, from English example, from Middle English example, from Old French example, from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo — to take; to distribute.
ekzemple (Esperanto): for example
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Ancestry of “ekzemple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ekzemplo | example |
| 2 | English | example | Something that is representative of all such... |
| 3 | Middle English | example | — |
| 4 | Old French | example | — |
| 5 | Old French | essample | Alternative form of essainple; example |
| 6 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 7 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 8 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |