Where does “ocupar” come from?

ocupar (Spanish) comes from Latin occupāre, 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,...

ocupar (Spanish): to occupy; to occupy, to take up; to occupy, to...

Definitions

  1. to occupy; to occupy, to take up; to occupy, to...

Ancestry of “ocupar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoccupāre
2Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “ocupar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-