Where does “emolument” come from?
Emolument comes from Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin emolumentum, derived from the Latin verb emolior meaning to work out or accomplish.
emolument (English): Payment for an office or employment; compensation...
Definitions
- Payment for an office or employment; compensation...
Ancestry of “emolument”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | emolument | — |
| 2 | Old French | emolument | — |
| 3 | Latin | emolumentum | effort, exertion, labour; advantage, benefit,... |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |