Etymology of the French word occupation
the French word
occupationderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of occupation in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
désoccupation,
sous-occupation,
inoccupation,
occupationnelDerivations in other languages
Romanian
ocupaţieCognates
English
occupation, German
Okkupation, Italian
occupazione, Lithuanian
okupacija, Polish
okupacja, Russian
оккyпaция, Spanish
ocupación, Spanish
ocupacion
