Where does “imprigionare” come from?

imprigionare (Italian) comes from Italian prigione, from Italian priscione, from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

imprigionare (Italian): to put in prison, imprison, jail; to catch, trap

Definitions

  1. to put in prison, imprison, jail; to catch, trap

Ancestry of “imprigionare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprigionejail, prison; cooler; imprisonment,...
2ItalianpriscioneObsolete form of prigione
3Old Frenchprisonprison; prisoner
4Latinprehensiōan act of seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “imprigionare

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