English
occident
Occident comes from Old French occident ‘the west’, from Latin occidentem ‘western sky, part of the sky in which the sun…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- ‘to fall’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱad-‘to fall’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱádetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kadō‘to fall, sink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadō‘to fall’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoccido‘go down, set’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoccidentem‘western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400occident‘the west’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱad-‘to fall’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱádetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kadō‘to fall, sink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadō‘to fall’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoccido‘go down, set’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoccidentem‘western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400occident‘the west’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin cadō ‘to fall’
case, chance, cheat, occasion, incident, accident, decay, casualty, coincide, incidence, cadence, cadaver, deciduous, decadent, recidivism, 16 more
Today it means
noun The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- / occident