occident

/ˈɒksəˌdent/AHK-suh-dent

/ˈɑksəˌdɛnt/AHK-suh-dent

Meaningfalling

Common meaning: the west (old word)

octowards, against (form of ob-)
cidto fallLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 258 (approximate) · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

‘towards, against (form of ob-)’ + ‘to fall’ → occident

Journey through time

Latinoccidens‘setting (of the sun)’source
Frenchoccident‘the west’source
Englishoccident‘the west (old word)’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin cadō ‘to fall’.

Roots

cadō, cecidī, cāsum Latin “to fall”

Related words

accident case casual casualty coincide decadence decay deciduous incident occasion

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