Where does “occupare” come from?

occupare (Latin) comes from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Ancestry of “occupare”, step by step

occupare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin capiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
2Proto-Italickapiōtake
3Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Latin ob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobin the direction of, to, towards; on account of,...
2Proto-Italic*optowards

Words derived from “occupare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →