Where does “preocupación” come from?

preocupación (Asturian) comes from Latin praeoccupātiō, from Latin occupatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

preocupación (Asturian): worry

Definitions

  1. worry

Ancestry of “preocupación”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeoccupātiōpreoccupation
2Latinoccupatioseizing, occupying; occupation, employment;...
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ