Where does “exemple” come from?

exemple (French) comes from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

exemple (French): example

Definitions

  1. example

Ancestry of “exemple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
2Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
3LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
4Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “exemple”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Italic emō →Every word from Latin emo →