- occident
- late 14c., from O.Fr. occident (12c.), from L. occidentem (nom. occidens) "western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets," originally "setting" (adj.), prp. of occidere "fall down, go down" (see occasion).
- occidental
- late 14c., from Fr. occidental (14c.), from L. occidentalis "western," from occidentem (see occident).