Where does “prisoun” come from?
prisoun (Middle English) comes from Old English prisūn, from Anglo-Norman prisun, from Old French prisoun, from Latin prehensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prisoun (Middle English): prison, jail, dungeon; imprisonment, captivity;...
Definitions
- prison, jail, dungeon; imprisonment, captivity;...
Ancestry of “prisoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | prisūn | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | prisun | Alternative form of prison |
| 3 | Old French | prisoun | Alternative form of prison |
| 4 | Latin | prehensiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “prisoun”