occurrence

/əˈkɜːəns/uh-KUR-uhns

/əˈkɝəns/uh-KUR-uhns

Meaningthe act of running toward

Common meaning: a happening

octowards, againstSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 400 · scan
currto runLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 503 · scan
encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results

‘towards, against’ + ‘to run’ → occurrence

Journey through time

Latinob- + currere‘towards, against + to run’source
Latinoccurreresource
Frenchoccurrer‘to occurr’source
Englishoccur‘to happen’
Englishformed in English from occuroccurrence‘a happening’ · 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

UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from occur + -ence.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), OCCUR, p.400 · scan

Roots

currō, cucurrī, cursum Latin “to run”
occurrere Latin “to run to meet”

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