'occident' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'occidens,' where 'occidere' meant 'to fall or set (as in the sun)'.

'occidens' transformed into the Old French word 'occident,' and eventually became the modern English word 'occident'.

Initially, it meant 'the setting of the sun,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the western part of the world'.