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 *-mentom

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.