Italian word occupare comes from Latin capio (I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.), Latin ob

Detailed word origin of occupare

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
capio	Latin (lat)	I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.
ob	Latin (lat)	Against; facing. In the direction of, to, towards. On account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of).
occupo	Latin (lat)	I anticipate, make the first move. I employ, make use of. I occupy, fill, take up. I seize, invade, take possession of.
occupare	Italian (ita)	(transitive) to employ, find a job. (transitive) to occupy, take over, squat in. (transitive) to occupy, take up, fill.

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