Etymology of the English word employment
the English word
employmentderived from 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)
using the English suffix
-mentDerivations in English
preemployment,
subemployment,
unemploymentUsage
Word found in Modern English
