Where does “emptio” come from?
emptio (Latin) comes from Latin ēmptus, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.
Ancestry of “emptio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ēmptus | — |
| 2 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |