Where does “implement” come from?

Implement derives from Late Latin implementum, formed from Latin in- and -mentum suffix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots pleh₁-, ne, and h₁én.

implement (English): A tool or instrument for working with; to bring...

Definitions

  1. A tool or instrument for working with; to bring...

Ancestry of “implement”, step by step

implement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin implēmentum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimplēmentumfilling up
2LatinimpleoI fill up, fill full; cover; I satisfy, satiate;...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Late Latin implementum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinimplementuma filling up; filling up

Words derived from “implement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en