Where does “reoccupation” come from?
reoccupation (English) comes from English occupation, from Middle English occupacioun, from Middle French occupation, from Latin occupatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
reoccupation (English): The condition of being reoccupied; The act of...
Definitions
- The condition of being reoccupied; The act of...
Ancestry of “reoccupation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occupation | An activity or task with which one occupies... |
| 2 | Middle English | occupacioun | — |
| 3 | Middle French | occupation | — |
| 4 | Latin | occupatio | seizing, occupying; occupation, employment;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |