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Where does “esemplificabile” come from?

esemplificabile (Italian) comes from Italian esemplificare, from Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

esemplificabile (Italian): That can be exemplified or illustrated

Definitions

  1. That can be exemplified or illustrated

Ancestry of “esemplificabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesemplificareto illustrate, exemplify
2Medieval Latinexemplificare—
3Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
4Latineximō—
5LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
6Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
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