Where does “entailment” come from?

Entailment comes from English entail plus the suffix -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, a noun-forming suffix derived from Latin mens meaning mind, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think.

entailment (English): The act of entailing, the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of entailing, the state of being...

Ancestry of “entailment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentailTo imply or require; To settle or fix inalienably...
2Middle Englishentaillen—
3Old Frenchentaillier—
4Old Frenchtaillerto cut
5Latintaliāre—
6LatintaleaA long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂l-to grow; young animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- →