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stranger
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I was wondering what the root of these words are; I understand Occidental means "Western" and Oriental means "Eastern". However, I saw them associated with two mountain ranges - both parallel and within proximity to each other.
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Carpal Tunnel
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Orient is from a Latin verb orior 'to rise', and occident is from occido 'to fall (down), set' (related to cadence, decadent, and cadaver).
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Carpal Tunnel
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You'll probably find that the two mountain ranges run roughly north-south and that the oriental one is east of the occidental one.
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