Where does “empresonament” come from?
empresonament (Catalan) comes from Catalan empresonar, from Catalan presó, from Latin prehensio, from Latin prehendo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
empresonament (Catalan): imprisonment, incarceration
Definitions
- imprisonment, incarceration
Ancestry of “empresonament”, step by step
empresonament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan empresonar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | empresonar | to imprison |
| 2 | Catalan | presó | prison |
| 3 | Latin | prehensio | seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing |
| 4 | Latin | prehendo | I lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take,... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |