English → Latin
“sample” in Latin
exempluma sample, example; a warning example, deterrent; torture, exemplary penalty, chastisementtrīticumwheat, a kind of grain
The English word sample itself goes back to Latin ex, through exemplum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sample
exemplum. A sample of goods, of wheat, exemplum mercis, tritici: to show a sample of anything, exemplum alicujus rei ostendere. Vid: SPECIMEN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sample?
- The usual Latin words for “sample” are exemplum, trīticum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.