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Where does “esemplificativamente” come from?

esemplificativamente (Italian) comes from Italian esemplificativo, 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.

esemplificativamente (Italian): in a manner that illustrates or exemplifies

Definitions

  1. in a manner that illustrates or exemplifies

Ancestry of “esemplificativamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesemplificativoillustrating, exemplifying
2Italianesemplificareto illustrate, exemplify
3Medieval Latinexemplificare—
4Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
5Latineximō—
6LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
7Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
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