Where does “okkupant” come from?

okkupant (Danish) comes from Latin occupans, from Latin occupō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

okkupant (Danish): an occupant, occupier

Definitions

  1. an occupant, occupier

Ancestry of “okkupant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoccupansoccupying, filling, taking up; seizing, invading,...
2Latinoccupōto occupy, fill, take up
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-