myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of emolumentum

Etymology of the Latin word emolumentum

the Latin word emolumentum (advantage, benefit)

derived from the Latin word molere (grind)

derived from the Latin word mola (millstone; millstone; ground meal; mill)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *melə-

English emolument, Italian emolumento, Portuguese emolumento, Romanian emolument, Spanish emolumento