Etymology

resample

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Today it means: To sample again; to repeat sampling Full definition →

English sample ← Middle English saumple ← Old French essainple
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  8. Proto-Italic*eks
  9. Latinex
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
  12. Proto-Italic*emō
  13. Latinemō
  14. Latineximō
  15. Latinexemplum
  16. Old Frenchessainple
  17. Middle Englishsaumple
  18. Englishsample
  19. English todayresample

From re- + sample.

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