Where does “prísún” come from?

prísún (Middle Irish) comes from Middle English prisoun, from Old English prisūn, from Anglo-Norman prisun, from Old French prisoun, from Latin prehensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prísún (Middle Irish): prison

Definitions

prison

Ancestry of “prísún”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	prisoun	prison, jail, dungeon; imprisonment, captivity;...
2	Old English	prisūn	prison, jail
3	Anglo-Norman	prisun	Alternative form of prison
4	Old French	prisoun	Alternative form of prison
5	Latin	prehensiō	an act of seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing
6	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
7	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
9	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
10	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11	Latin	calceus	shoe
12	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
13	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “prísún”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →