Where does “occupation” come from?
Occupation comes from Middle English occupacioun, from Middle French occupation, from Latin occupatio (a seizing or taking possession), derived from the Latin verb capio (to take or seize).
occupation (English): An activity or task with which one occupies...
Definitions
- An activity or task with which one occupies...
Ancestry of “occupation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | occupacioun | — |
| 2 | Middle French | occupation | — |
| 3 | Latin | occupatio | seizing, occupying; occupation, employment;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |