Where does “prisonhouse” come from?
prisonhouse (English) comes from English prison, from Middle English prisoun, from Old English prisūn, from Anglo-Norman prisun, from Old French prisoun, from Latin prehensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prisonhouse (English): The main building of a prison
Definitions
- The main building of a prison
Ancestry of “prisonhouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prison | A place or institution of confinement, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | prisoun | prison, jail, dungeon; imprisonment, captivity;... |
| 3 | Old English | prisūn | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | prisun | Alternative form of prison |
| 5 | Old French | prisoun | Alternative form of prison |
| 6 | Latin | prehensiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |