Where does “emplear” come from?
emplear (Spanish) comes from Old French emploiier, from Latin implicō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
emplear (Spanish): to hire; to use
Definitions
- to hire; to use
Ancestry of “emplear”, step by step
emplear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French emploiier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | emploiier | to fold on itself; to use; to make use of |
| 2 | Latin | implicō | to entangle, entwine |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Old French empleiier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | empleiier | — |