Where does “priso” come from?
priso (Cebuano) comes from Spanish preso, from Vulgar Latin prensus, from Latin prehēnsus, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
priso (Cebuano): prisoner; inmate; to imprison; to convict
Definitions
- prisoner; inmate; to imprison; to convict
Ancestry of “priso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | preso | imprisoned; prisoner |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | prensus | Alternative form of prehēnsus |
| 3 | Latin | prehēnsus | seized, grasped, grabbed, taken, caught; having been seized, etc |
| 4 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 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 |