embedment

embedment

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English em-
Proto-Germanic *badją
Proto-West Germanic *badi
Old English bedd
Middle English bed
English bed
English embed
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English embedment

    From embed + -ment.

    Noun

    embedment (countable and uncountable, plural embedments)

    1. The act of embedding or the state of being embedded.
    2. An embedded structure, especially a steel structure, embedded in concrete that transmits external loads to it.
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