English
exemplification
Exemplification comes from Medieval Latin exemplificātiō.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500exemplificātiō
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400exemplification
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500exemplificacion
- Englishearliest quotation 1978exemplification
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500exemplificātiō
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400exemplification
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500exemplificacion
- Englishearliest quotation 1978exemplification
Earliest quotation: 1978, 1976, Leszek Kołakowski: “But the revolutionary movement of the proletariat is not…”
Every English word from Medieval Latin exemplificātiō
Today it means
noun The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin exemplificātiō / exemplification