Where does “employeth” come from?
employeth (English) comes from English employ, from French emploi, from French employer, from Middle French employer, from Old French emploier, from Latin implicō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
employeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “employeth”, step by step
employeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English employ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | employ | The state of being an employee; employment; The... |
| 2 | French | emploi | job; employment; use; need |
| 3 | French | employer | to employ |
| 4 | Middle French | employer | to employ; to use; to make use of |
| 5 | Old French | emploier | Alternative form of emploiier |
| 6 | Latin | implicō | to entangle, entwine |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |