English preoccupate

← English pre (prefix)

← English occupate (prefix)

← English preoccupy (doublet)

← Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (root)

← Latin praeoccupare (borrowed)

← Latin prae- (mention)

← Latin occupare (mention)

→ English preoccupy (doublet)

→ English preoccupancy (mention)