Where does “occupieth” come from?

occupieth (English) comes from English occupy, from Middle English occupien, from Old French occuper, from Latin occupāre, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

occupieth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “occupieth”, step by step

occupieth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English occupy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoccupyTo take or use; To take or use space; To have...
2Middle Englishoccupien
3Old Frenchoccuper
4Latinoccupāre
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-