Where does “occupational” come from?
Occupational derives from English occupation, from Middle French occupation, from Latin occupatio (a seizing or taking possession), built on Latin capio (to take), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
occupational (English): Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation
Definitions
- Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation
Ancestry of “occupational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occupation | An activity or task with which one occupies... |
| 2 | Middle English | occupacioun | — |
| 3 | Middle French | occupation | — |
| 4 | Latin | occupatio | seizing, occupying; occupation, employment;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |