Where does “unoccurring” come from?
unoccurring (English) comes from English occurring, from English occur, from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
unoccurring (English): That does not occur
Definitions
- That does not occur
Ancestry of “unoccurring”, step by step
unoccurring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English occurring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occurring | present participle of occur; An instance of... |
| 2 | English | occur | To happen or take place; To present or offer... |
| 3 | Middle French | occurrer | to occur; to happen; to take place |
| 4 | Latin | occurrō | to run into; to go to meet |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |