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
- To take or use; To take or use space; To have...
Ancestry of “occupy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | occupien | — |
| 2 | Old French | occuper | — |
| 3 | Latin | occupāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |