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Where does “occidentally” come from?

occidentally (English) comes from English occidental, from Old French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, from Latin occidens, from Latin occido, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

occidentally (English): In an occidental manner

Definitions

  1. In an occidental manner

Ancestry of “occidentally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoccidentalOf, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident,...
2Old Frenchoccidental—
3Latinoccidentaliswestern, westerly
4Latinoccidensfalling down; going down, setting; perishing,...
5LatinoccidoI fall down; I go down, set; I perish, die, pass...
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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