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Where does “occasio” come from?

occasio (Latin) comes from Latin occasus, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

occasio (Latin): occasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time,...

Definitions

  1. occasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time,...

Ancestry of “occasio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “occasio”

  • encheason
  • ocasionalmente
  • ocasión
  • ocasionar
  • ocasional
  • occasionale
  • occasione
  • occasionare
  • occasionalmente
  • occasionalismo
  • accagionare
  • occasionalità
  • cagione
  • cagionevole
  • cagionevolezza
  • occasionato
  • оказия
  • ocasião
  • ocasionar
  • ocasional
  • ocasió
  • ocasional
  • ocasionalment
  • aicis
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