Where does “house of detention” come from?
house of detention (English) comes from English detention, from Middle French détention, from Old French detencion, from Latin detentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
house of detention (English): A prison, especially a temporary one
Definitions
- A prison, especially a temporary one
Ancestry of “house of detention”, step by step
house of detention traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English detention
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detention | The act of detaining or the state of being... |
| 2 | Middle French | détention | — |
| 3 | Old French | detencion | — |
| 4 | Latin | detentio | detention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English of
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | of | API; Expressing distance or motion; "Expressing... |
| 2 | Middle English | of | of; off; until |
| 3 | Old English | of | of, from, off, out of |
| 4 | Old English | æf | of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via English House
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 2 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 3 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |