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English word occupation comes from Latin occupo
occupo (Latin)
I anticipate, make the first move. I employ, make use of. I occupy, fill, take up. I seize, invade, take possession of.
occupatio (Latin)
(figurative) trouble, unrest. Duty, obligation. Occupation, employment. Seizing, occupying (taking possession).
occupation (Middle French)
occupacioun (Middle English)
occupation (English)
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.. The act, process or state of possessing a place.. The control of a country or region by a hostile army.