Where does “occupying” come from?
Occupying derives from Middle English occupyen, from Old French occuper, from Latin occupāre meaning "to seize or take possession of," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning "to seize."
occupying (English): Present participle and gerund of occupy
Definitions
- Present participle and gerund of occupy
Ancestry of “occupying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occupy | To take or use; To take or use space; To have... |
| 2 | Middle English | occupien | — |
| 3 | Old French | occuper | — |
| 4 | Latin | occupāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |