Implement
/ˈɪm.plɪ.mənt/noun
A tool, utensil, or piece of equipment used for a particular purpose.
Did you know?Its deepest root is the same one behind *plenty* and *supply*, from Latin *plere* “to fill,” so an implement was originally something that “filled in” a need.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleh₁-
“to fill”
Latin
Latin
plēre
“to fill”
Latin
Latin
implēre
“to fill up, complete”
Late Latin
Latin
implēmentum
“that which fills up; equipment or means for a purpose”
Middle English
English
implement
“an instrument, tool, or means of carrying out something”
Modern English
English
implement
“a tool, utensil, or piece of equipment used for a particular purpose”