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Where does “emo” come from?

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

emo (Latin): I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure

Definitions

  1. I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure

Ancestry of “emo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “emo”

  • example
  • sample
  • assume
  • consumption
  • consumer
  • sampling
  • promptly
  • presumably
  • prompt
  • premium
  • redemption
  • exempt
  • consuming
  • presume
  • consume
  • presumption
  • exemption
  • exemplary
  • redeem
  • ransom
  • prompting
  • vintage
  • sumptuous
  • presumptuous
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