Sampled
/ˈsæm.pəld/noun
Past tense and past participle of sample, meaning to take or examine a small part as a representative test.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin *exemplum* (“example”), so a “sample” began life as something taken out as a model — proof that even everyday testing has ancient roots in demonstration and judgment.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
exemplum
“a model, pattern, or example”
Old French
OF
essample
“an example or pattern to follow”
Middle English
ME
sample
“an example, specimen, or part taken to represent the whole”
Modern English
English
sampled
“taken as a specimen or representative portion; tested or examined”