English
exemplificate
Exemplificate comes from Latin exemplificō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexemplificō
- Englishearliest quotation 1993exemplificate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexemplificō
- Englishearliest quotation 1993exemplificate
Earliest quotation: 1993, Moana Lombardi, flamers taxonomy: “For better comprehension I'll exemplificate the flaming character with…”
The story
For its use by non-native speakers, compare Catalan and Portuguese exemplificar, from Latin exemplificō.
Every English word from Latin exemplificō
Today it means
verb To exemplify.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin exemplificō / exemplificate