Where does “occurrence” come from?

Occurrence comes from Middle French occurrence, derived from Latin occurrentia, meaning a happening or event.

occurrence (English): An actual instance when a situation occurs; an...

Definitions

  1. An actual instance when a situation occurs; an...

Ancestry of “occurrence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchoccurrence—
2Medieval Latinoccurrentia—

Words derived from “occurrence”

Every word from Medieval Latin occurrentia →Every word from Middle French occurrence →