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Where does “sprigionare” come from?

sprigionare (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.

sprigionare (Italian): to emit, give off; to release; to unleash

Definitions

  1. to emit, give off; to release; to unleash

Ancestry of “sprigionare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprigionejail, prison; cooler; imprisonment,...
2ItalianpriscioneObsolete form of prigione
3Old Frenchprisonprison; prisoner
4Latinprehensiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
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 “sprigionare”

  • sprigionamento
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