Where does “exempler” come from?
exempler (Middle English) comes from Middle French exemplaire, from Old French essamplaire, from Latin exemplāris, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.
Ancestry of “exempler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | exemplaire | exemplary; a copy, facsimile; an example; a... |
| 2 | Old French | essamplaire | example; model; role model |
| 3 | Latin | exemplāris | exemplary |
| 4 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 5 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 6 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |