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Where does “priscione” come from?

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

priscione (Italian): Obsolete form of prigione

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of prigione

Ancestry of “priscione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprisonprison; prisoner
2Latinprehensiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “priscione”

  • imprigionare
  • prigione
  • sprigionare
  • sprigionamento
  • pržun
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →