Etymology of the English word employ
the English word
employderived from the Old French word
emploierderived from the Latin word
implicare ( be intimately associated, connected, related; entwine, enfold, envelop; implicate; involve, engage; interweave, interlace, intertwine; perplex, confuse, confound)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Late Latin word
plicare (to fold; fold , bend, flex; multiply by X , X-tuple; add together)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plek-using the Latin prefix
im-derived from the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of employ in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
disemploy,
employer,
employment,
misemploy,
underemployed,
unemployed,
ploy,
employed,
employingUsage
Word found in Modern English
