Where does “interoccasion” come from?
interoccasion (English) comes from English occasion, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occasio, from Latin occasus, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
interoccasion (English): Between successive occasions
Definitions
- Between successive occasions
Ancestry of “interoccasion”, step by step
interoccasion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occasion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occasion | A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely... |
| 2 | Middle French | occasion | — |
| 3 | Old French | occasiun | — |
| 4 | Latin | occasio | occasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time,... |
| 5 | Latin | occasus | setting; west; western |
| 6 | Latin | occidō | to fall down |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |