Where does “saumple” come from?
saumple (Middle English) comes from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.
saumple (Middle English): exemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;...
Definitions
- exemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;...
Ancestry of “saumple”, step by step
saumple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French essample
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | essample | Alternative form of essainple; example |
| 2 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 3 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 4 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |
via Old French essainple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | essainple | example |