Where does “exemplar” come from?

exemplar (Portuguese) comes 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.

exemplar (Portuguese): exemplary; example, exemplar

Definitions

  1. exemplary; example, exemplar

Ancestry of “exemplar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexemplārisexemplary
2Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
3Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
4LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
5Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Italic emō →Every word from Latin emo →