Where does “occidental” come from?

occidental (Old French) comes from Latin occidentalis, from Latin occidens, from Latin occido, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “occidental”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	occidentalis	western, westerly
2	Latin	occidens	falling down; going down, setting; perishing,...
3	Latin	occido	I fall down; I go down, set; I perish, die, pass...
4	Latin	ob-	towards; against
5	Latin	obolus	obolus
6	Ancient Greek	ὀβολός	obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7	Ancient Greek	ὀβελός	a spit, rod; a horizontal line
8	Ancient Greek	βέλος	missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9	Proto-Indo-European	gʷélHos	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “occidental”

occidental
occidentalism
occidentalize
occidentally
nonoccidental

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