Occasion
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/noun
A particular time or event, or a suitable opportunity for something to happen.
Did you know?The word comes through Latin from a verb meaning “to fall upon” or “happen by chance,” so an “occasion” was originally less a plan and more an event that arrived from outside your control.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kad-
“to fall”
Latin
Latin
cadere
“to fall”
Latin
Latin
occāsiō
“a falling upon; an opportunity; a chance occurrence”
Old French
Old French
occasion
“an event, cause, or opportunity”
Middle English
English
occasion
“a cause, event, or opportunity”
Modern English
English
occasion
“a particular time, event, or suitable opportunity”