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Where does “prisoun” come from?

prisoun (Old French) comes from Latin prehensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prisoun (Old French): Alternative form of prison

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of prison

Ancestry of “prisoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprehensiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “prisoun”

  • prison
  • prisonhouse
  • prisonlike
  • prisonment
  • postprison
  • nonprison
  • antiprison
  • emprisonment
  • stateprison
  • prisonous
  • emprison
  • unprison
  • prisonguard
  • prisonless
  • cryoprison
  • enprison
  • prison bitch
  • prison guard
  • disprison
  • prisoun
  • banphríosúnach
  • príosúnach
  • príosún
  • pryssoon
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