Where does “occasionably” come from?
occasionably (English) comes from English occasionable, from English occasion, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occasio, from Latin occasus, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
occasionably (English): occasionally
Definitions
- occasionally
Ancestry of “occasionably”, step by step
occasionably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occasionable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occasionable | Capable of being occasioned or caused; occasional |
| 2 | English | occasion | A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely... |
| 3 | Middle French | occasion | — |
| 4 | Old French | occasiun | — |
| 5 | Latin | occasio | occasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time,... |
| 6 | Latin | occasus | setting; west; western |
| 7 | Latin | occidō | to fall down |
| 8 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 9 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |