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Where does “occasione” come from?

occasione (Italian) comes from Russian оказия, from Polish okazja, from Latin occasio, from Latin occasus, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

occasione (Italian): opportunity, chance, occasion, scope;...

Definitions

  1. opportunity, chance, occasion, scope;...

Ancestry of “occasione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоказияopportunity; unexpected event
2Polishokazja—
3Latinoccasiooccasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time,...
4Latinoccasussetting; west; western
5Latinoccidō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “occasione”

  • occasionalità
  • occasionare
  • occasionalmente
  • occasionalismo
  • occasionale
  • occasionato
  • okkażjoni
  • okkażjonali
  • okkażjonalment
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