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Where does “ample” come from?

ample (Old French) comes from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “ample”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;...
2Latin-ō—
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “ample”

  • ample
  • amply
  • ampleness
  • semiample
  • semiampleness
  • ample
  • ample
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