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Where does “occurrere” come from?

occurrere (Latin) comes from Latin occurro, 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.

occurrere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “occurrere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoccurroI run into; I go to meet; I charge, rush to...
2Latinob-towards; against
3Latinobolusobolus
4Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
5Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
6Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “occurrere”

  • ocurrencia
  • ocurrir
  • cooccorrenza
  • occorrenza
  • occorrere
  • ocorrência
  • ocorrer
  • ocorrer
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