Where does “prisoun” come from?

prisoun (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin prehensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prisoun (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of prison

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of prison

Ancestry of “prisoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprehensiōan act of seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing
2Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
3Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “prisoun

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-