Where does “exemplar” come from?

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

exemplar (Latin): model, pattern, example, original or ideal; copy

Definitions

  1. model, pattern, example, original or ideal; copy

Ancestry of “exemplar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
2Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
3LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
4Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “exemplar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →