Where does “occupy” come from?

I need to examine this chain carefully, as it appears to contain issues. The chain shows: - Middle English occupyen → Old French occuper → Latin occupo → Latin capio → PIE keh₂p- → Ancient Greek ὀβολός → PIE keh₂p- → Ancient Greek βέλος Problems I notice: 1. The chain loops back (PIE keh₂p- appears twice, with Greek words between) 2. Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós, a coin) and βέλος (bélos, missile/dart) don't fit the semantic development of "occupy" 3. This doesn't represent a coherent etymological chain However, following the instruction to "state only what the chain supports," I should note that a chain with circular references and semantic breaks cannot be accurately summarized. The legitimate path would be: Middle English occupyen

occupy (English): To take or use; To take or use space; To have...

Definitions

  1. To take or use; To take or use space; To have...

Ancestry of “occupy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “occupy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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