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Where does “nonoccupant” come from?

nonoccupant (English) comes from English occupant, from Latin occupans, from Latin occupō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

nonoccupant (English): One who is not an occupant

Definitions

  1. One who is not an occupant

Ancestry of “nonoccupant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoccupantA person who occupies an office or a position; A...
2Latinoccupansoccupying, filling, taking up; seizing, invading,...
3Latinoccupō—
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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