Where does “unoccupiable” come from?
unoccupiable (English) comes from English occupiable, from English occupy, from Middle English occupien, from Old French occuper, from Latin occupāre, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
unoccupiable (English): Not occupiable
Definitions
- Not occupiable
Ancestry of “unoccupiable”, step by step
unoccupiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occupiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occupiable | Capable of being occupied; Suitable for occupancy |
| 2 | English | occupy | To take or use; To take or use space; To have... |
| 3 | Middle English | occupien | — |
| 4 | Old French | occuper | — |
| 5 | Latin | occupāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |