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Where does “esemplificare” come from?

esemplificare (Italian) comes 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.

esemplificare (Italian): to illustrate, exemplify

Definitions

  1. to illustrate, exemplify

Ancestry of “esemplificare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “esemplificare”

  • esemplificativamente
  • esemplificativo
  • esemplificabile
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