prison
English
/ˈpɹɪzən/
noun
Definitions
- A place or institution of confinement, especially of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
- (colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English prisoun derived from Old French prison derived from Latin prehensiōnem root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (seize, take, grasp, hold).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰed-
Gloss
seize, take, grasp, hold
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiprison English
- bitch English
- coprisoner English
- cryoprison English
- disprison English
- emprise English
- emprison English
- emprisonment English
- enprison English
- guard English
- house English
- misapprehend English
- misapprehension English
- nonprison English
- nonprisoner English
- postprison English
- prison bitch English
- prison guard English
- prisoner English
- prisonerlike English
- prisonguard English
- prisonhouse English
- prisonless English
- prisonlike English
- prisonment English
- prisonous English
- reprehend English
- state English
- stateprison English
- unprison English
- -ilis Latin
- apprehendere Latin
- apprehendo Latin
- apprehensionis, apprehensio Latin
- comprehendere Latin
- comprehendo Latin
- comprehensiō Latin
- hedera Latin
- praeda Latin
- praeda, praedam Latin
- prehendo Latin
- prehensio Latin
- prehensionis, prehensio Latin
- prehensiō Latin
- prehensiō, prehensio, prehensiōnem Latin
- prehensiō, prehensio, prehensiōnis Latin
- prehensiōnem Latin
- prendere Latin
- reprehensionis, reprehensio Latin
- prigione Italian
- sprigionare Italian
- prison French
- prisonnier French
- жуть Russian
- χανδάνω Ancient Greek
- *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European
- *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- prisão Portuguese
- *bigetaną Proto-Germanic
- *getaną Proto-Germanic
- prisoner Middle English
- prisoun Middle English
- mesprison Old French
- prison Old French
- prisonier Old French
- reprise Old French
- prisoen Middle Dutch
- prison Norman
- entreprise Middle French
- repris Middle French
- *fragetan gmw-pro
- *gendis Proto-Celtic
- prísún Middle Irish
- prísúnach Middle Irish
- fro, prisun xno
- prisoun xno
- prisun xno
- prijhon Walloon
- prejone Sardinian
- bitch
- guard
- state
- house
- emprise
- enprison
- unprison
- emprison
- prisoner
- disprison
- prisonous
- reprehend
- nonprison
- coprisoner
- postprison
- prisonless
- cryoprison
- antiprison
- prisonment
- prisonlike
- prisonhouse
- stateprison
- nonprisoner
- prisonguard
- emprisonment
- prisonerlike
- prison bitch
- misapprehend
- prison guard
- misapprehension