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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word OCCUPY. Etymology of the word
OCCUPY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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OCCUPY,
to keep, hold, fill, employ. (F.,—L.) M.E. occupien,
Chaucer, C. T. 4844; P. Plowman, B. v. 409.—F. occuper.—Lat. occupare,
to lay hold of, occupy.—Lat. oc- (for ob before c);
and capere, to seize. See Ob-
and Captive.
¶
Compare note to Occult.
The final -y is due to the i in the M.E. infin. ending -ien,
which was substituted for the ordinary ending -en, probably to strengthen
the word; cf. the suffix -ian for -an in A.S. causal
verbs. Der. occupi-er; also occup-at-ion, M.E. occupacion,
Gower, C.A. ii. 50, l. 18, from F. occupation, which from Lat. acc. occupationem;
also occup-ant, from F. occupant, pres. pt. of occuper;
occup-anc-y.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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