Where does “imprisonable” come from?
imprisonable (English) comes from English imprison, from Middle English imprisonen, from Old French emprisonner, from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
imprisonable (English): Capable of being imprisoned; The sentence for...
Definitions
- Capable of being imprisoned; The sentence for...
Ancestry of “imprisonable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imprison | To put in or as if in prison; confine |
| 2 | Middle English | imprisonen | — |
| 3 | Old French | emprisonner | to imprison |
| 4 | Old French | prison | prison; prisoner |
| 5 | Latin | prehensiō | an act of seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |