English
implement
Implement comes from Late Latin implēmentum ‘a filling up’, from Latin impleō ‘to fill up’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₁-‘to fill’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plēō‘to fill’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpleō‘Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill"’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpleō‘to fill up’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEimplēmentum‘a filling up’
- Englishearliest quotation 1900implement
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₁-‘to fill’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plēō‘to fill’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpleō‘Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill"’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpleō‘to fill up’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEimplēmentum‘a filling up’
- Englishearliest quotation 1900implement
Earliest quotation: 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams: Avon Books: “A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
public, full, plus, fill, complete, poll, popularity, plain, folk, plenty, comply, plural, ample, amplitude, plethora, puri, amplify, replenish, plenary, volk, plenum, plebs, plebeian, fulsome, 72 more
through Proto-Italic *plēō ‘to fill’
people, popular, publication, publican, 14 more
through Latin pleō ‘Combining form used to form prefixed verbs…’
supply, manipulation, completion, accomplish, supplement, depletion, complement, replete, deplete, 10 more
Today it means
verb To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- / implement