Etymology of the English word occupation
the English word
occupationderived from the Old French word
occupacionderived from the Latin word
occupatio (occupation, employment)
derived from the Latin word
occupatus (occupied; busy)
derived from the Latin word
occupare (seize; gain; overtake)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-using the Late Latin prefix
ob-Derivations in English
occupationalCognates
French
occupation, German
Okkupation, Italian
occupazione, Lithuanian
okupacija, Polish
okupacja, Russian
оккyпaция, Spanish
ocupación, Spanish
ocupacionUsage
Word found in Modern English
