occasional

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/ · adj

Meaning

Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
Created for a specific occasion.
Intended for use as the occasion requires.
Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
A person who does something only occasionally.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.

ocasionel(fro)→
occāsiōnālis(la-med)→
occasyonal(enm)→
occasional (English)
Relations: inh, der, der

Related words

occasyonal(enm)occāsiōnālis(la-med)ocasionel(fro)

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