Where does “occasus” come from?
occasus (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
occasus (Latin): setting; west; western
Definitions
- setting; west; western
Ancestry of “occasus”, step by step
occasus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin occidō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | occidō | to fall down |
| 2 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 3 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Latin occīdere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | occīdere | — |