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Where does “prizonulo” come from?

prizonulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto prizono, 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 — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prizonulo (Esperanto): prisoner, inmate

Definitions

  1. prisoner, inmate

Ancestry of “prizonulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoprizonoa building constructed to hold prisoners, prison,...
2EnglishprisonA place or institution of confinement, especially...
3Middle Englishprisounprison, jail, dungeon; imprisonment, captivity;...
4Old Englishprisūn—
5Anglo-NormanprisunAlternative form of prison
6Old FrenchprisounAlternative form of prison
7Latinprehensiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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