myEtymology.com: English etymology of preoccupied

Etymology of the English word preoccupied

the English word preoccupied

using the English suffix -ed

derived from the English word preoccupy

using the English prefix pre-

derived from the Latin prefix prae-

derived from the Latin word prae (in front of; before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prai-

derived from the English word occupy