Where does “exemplum” come from?

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

exemplum (Latin): a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...

Definitions

  1. a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...

Ancestry of “exemplum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
2LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
3Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “exemplum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Italic emō →Every word from Latin emo →