Where does “multioccupy” come from?
multioccupy (English) comes from English occupy, from Middle English occupien, from Old French occuper, from Latin occupāre, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
multioccupy (English): To occupy or house by means of multioccupation
Definitions
- To occupy or house by means of multioccupation
Ancestry of “multioccupy”, step by step
multioccupy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occupy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occupy | To take or use; To take or use space; To have... |
| 2 | Middle English | occupien | — |
| 3 | Old French | occuper | — |
| 4 | Latin | occupāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |