Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entrustment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
en-trust-ment
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the act of entrusting

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English trust English entrust Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entrustment From entrust + -ment.

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What does entrustment mean?
the act of entrusting
Where does entrustment come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English trust English entrust Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entrustment From entrust + -ment.

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