Middle English word sample comes from Latin emo, Latin de, and later Latin eximo (I banish. I remove or extract.)

Detailed word origin of sample

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
emo	Latin (lat)	(figuratively) I acquire, procure.. (transitive) I buy, purchase.
de	Latin (lat)	(Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...]
eximo	Latin (lat)	I banish. I remove or extract.
exemplum	Latin (lat)	(in particular) a warning example, lesson, penalty. A copy or transcript. A sample. An example.
essample	Old French (fro)
asaumple	Middle English (enm)

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