'enactment' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'enacten,' where 'en-' meant 'in' and 'acten' meant 'to act.'

'enacten' transformed into the modern English word 'enactment' through the addition of the suffix '-ment' to denote the process or result of an action.

Initially, it meant 'to act or perform,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the process of making something into law.'