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Where does “sprigionamento” come from?

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

sprigionamento (Italian): emanation, efflux, emission

Definitions

  1. emanation, efflux, emission

Ancestry of “sprigionamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansprigionareto emit, give off; to release; to unleash
2Italianprigionejail, prison; cooler; imprisonment,...
3ItalianpriscioneObsolete form of prigione
4Old Frenchprisonprison; prisoner
5Latinprehensiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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