Etymology of the English word exemplary
the English word
exemplaryderived from the Late Latin word
exemplaris (copy; transcript; exemplary, serving as example, pattern)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
exemplum (example, sample, specimen; pattern, model; parallel)
derived from the Latin word
eximere (remove, extract, take)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
emere (buy; gain, acquire)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*em-Usage
Word found in Modern English
