LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

praeoccupātiō

praeoccupātiō f (genitive praeoccupātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. preoccupation
  2. anticipation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraeoccupātiōpraeoccupātiōnēs
genitivepraeoccupātiōnispraeoccupātiōnum
dativepraeoccupātiōnīpraeoccupātiōnibus
accusativepraeoccupātiōnempraeoccupātiōnēs
ablativepraeoccupātiōnepraeoccupātiōnibus
vocativepraeoccupātiōpraeoccupātiōnēs

praeoccŭpātĭo, ōnis, f. praeoccupo.
I. A seizing beforehand, preoccupation: locorum praeoccupatio, Nep. Eum. 3, 6.—
II. Rhet. fig., an anticipation of what properly comes afterwards, prolepsis, Beda, Schem. et Tropis init.—
III. A disease that violently distends the abdomen: quae passio Graece emphragma, Latine praeoccupatio dicitur, Veg. Vet. 1, 40.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraeoccupātiō

Latin occupatio Latin praeoccupātiō From prae- + occupatio.

Descendants
  • Catalanpreocupació
  • Englishpreoccupation
  • Frenchpréoccupation
  • Italianpreoccupazione
  • Portuguesepreocupação
  • Romanianpreocupație
  • Spanishpreocupación

In English words that came into English from praeoccupātiō

  • preoccupationpraeoccupātiō

Quick answers

What does praeoccupātiō mean in Latin?
praeoccupātiō, a noun, means “preoccupation; anticipation”.
What is the genitive of praeoccupātiō?
The genitive singular is praeoccupātiōnis. praeoccupātiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does praeoccupātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praeoccupātiō.