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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimplēmentum—
2LatinimpleoI fill up, fill full; cover; I satisfy, satiate;...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “implement”

  • implementable
  • implementer
  • reimplement
  • implementability
  • implementor
  • imp.
  • implemental
  • unimplementable
  • unimplementability
  • misimplement
  • implemento
  • implementa
  • implementare
  • implémenter
  • implementering
  • implementere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →