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Where does “esemplo” come from?

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

esemplo (Italian): Obsolete form of esempio

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of esempio

Ancestry of “esemplo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “esemplo”

  • esempio
  • controesempio
  • eżempju
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →