Etymology of the English suffix -ment

Derivations in English

abutment, accompaniment, acknowledgment, acquirement, adjustment, admeasurement, agistment, ailment, allurement, amazement, apportionment, assortment, astonishment, attirement, basement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bodement, catchment, cerement, commitment, concernment, consignment, containment, deferment, designment, devilment, disengagement, disfigurement, disinvestment, displacement, distillment, divorcement, ejectment, embankment, embarkment, embayment, embellishment, emblazonment, embodiment, embrittlement, employment, enactment, encampment, encasement, encouragement, endearment, engagement, engrossment, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrollment, entanglement, entertainment, enthronement, entitlement, entrapment, entrenchment, envelopment, environment, equipment, fitment, fulfillment, garnishment, glazement, hutment, impoundment, impressment, inducement, infringement, internment, languishment, management, measurement, merriment, oddment, placement, pronouncement, proportionment, publishment, rabblement, ravelment, readjustment, reapportionment, rebatement, recruitment, replacement, requirement, revealment, secondment, securement, settlement, shipment, strewment, underlayment, wonderment, worriment, disinvolvement, preferment, statement, attainment, casement, raiment

Usage

Word found in Modern English