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Derived from amplus(“ample, large”). Older theories derived the word from Proto-Indo-European*h₂em-lo-, from *h₂em-(“to grasp”), and linked to ānsa(“handle”).
ampla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
ampla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “amplus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40
^ Wiktor Gomulicki (1880) Illustrowany przewodnik po Warszawie : ozdobiony planem miasta, widokami piękniejszych gmachów i miejscowości, galeryą typów warszawskich i szkicami charakterystecznemi. Rok 1 (in Polish), page 99
Further reading
ampla in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
