Etymology

implement

im·ple·ment
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Today it means: To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out. Full definition →

Late Latin implēmentum ← Latin impleō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromimpleō“to fill up”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromimplēmentum“a filling up”
  3. English todayimplement

Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum (“a filling up”), from Latin impleō (“to fill up”).

Words from the same roots

Latinimpleō all →

impletion

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