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Where does “implien” come from?

implien (Middle English) comes from Old French emplier, from Latin impleo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “implien”, step by step

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

Words derived from “implien”

  • imply
  • implieth
  • implier
  • impliest
  • implying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →