Etymology of the English word sample
the English word
samplederived from the Old French word
essamplederived 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-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
assamplederived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of sample in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
sampling,
subsampleUsage
Word found in Modern English
