Where does “Einzelexemplar” come from?

Einzelexemplar (German) comes from German einzeln, from Middle High German einzel.

Einzelexemplar (German): single copy

Definitions

  1. single copy

Ancestry of “Einzelexemplar”, step by step

Einzelexemplar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German einzeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinzelnsingle; lone; only, unique; separate; discrete
2Middle High Germaneinzel—

via German Exemplar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanExemplarexemplar; specimen; copy
Every word from Middle High German einzel →