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Where does “okupar” come from?

okupar (Spanish) comes from Spanish ocupar, 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,...

okupar (Spanish): to squat

Definitions

  1. to squat

Ancestry of “okupar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishocuparto occupy; to occupy, to take up; to occupy, to...
2Latinoccupāre—
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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