noun, feminine/okupaˈθjon/plural: ocupaciones
occupation (the act of possessing a place); occupation (the control of a region by a hostile army); occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
Synonyms: trabajo, oficio, empleo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin occupō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin occupātiōnembor. Spanish ocupación Borrowed from Latin occupātiōnem.