Translation
west
Word origin
From Latin occidens ('the setting sun'), from occidere ('to fall, to go down'), because the sun goes down in the west. English keeps the root in occident and occidental, the old pair of orient and oriental.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- occidens
- English cognates
- occident, occidental
Examples
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The sun disappears in the west.
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They travelled to the west of the country.
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The wind comes from the west.
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