embedded

adjective

Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.

Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.

(algebra, of an associated prime of a module) Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.

Roots

inem- · Latin · in, into beddbed- · Old English · bed, resting place -ed-ded · Old English · past participle

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The word embedded breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Old English origin: em-, from Latin in (“in, into”); bed, from Old English bedd (“bed, resting place”); and -ded, from Old English -ed (“past participle”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.