Etymology of the English word occupational
the English word
occupationalderived from 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-using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisDerivations in other languages
Romanian
ocupaţional, Spanish
ocupacionalUsage
Word found in Modern English
