employment

The story

1. Latin · derived fromimplicō“enfold, involve, be connected with”
2. Middle French · derived fromempleier
3. Middle French · derived fromemployer
4. English todayemployment

From employ (itself from Middle French employer, from Middle French empleier, from Latin implicō (“enfold, involve, be connected with”), itself from in- + plicō (“fold”)) + -ment.