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Where does “ocupație” come from?

ocupație (Romanian) comes from French occupation, from Middle French occupation, from Latin occupatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ocupație (Romanian): occupation

Definitions

  1. occupation

Ancestry of “ocupație”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoccupationoccupation
2Middle Frenchoccupation—
3Latinoccupatioseizing, occupying; occupation, employment;...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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