Where does “Prisong” come from?

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

Prisong (Luxembourgish): prison, jail

Definitions

  1. prison, jail

Ancestry of “Prisong”, step by step

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