Where does “ample” come from?
ample (Middle English) comes from Middle French ample, from Old French ample, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
ample (Middle English): ample, copious, profuse
Definitions
- ample, copious, profuse
Ancestry of “ample”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ample | — |
| 2 | Old French | ample | — |
| 3 | Latin | amplus | large, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |