pryssoon
Manx
noun
Definitions
- prison
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Irish prísún (prison) derived from Middle English prisoun derived from prisun derived from Latin prehēnsiō (capturing, apprehending, seizing, arresting).
Origin
Latin
prehēnsiō
Gloss
capturing, apprehending, seizing, arresting
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- prison English
- prehensiō Latin
- prehēnsiō Latin
- prisoun Middle English
- príosún Irish
- prison Old French
- pryssoonagh Manx
- pryssoonee Manx
- pryssooneyder Manx
- prísún Middle Irish
- prísúnach Middle Irish
- fro, prisun xno
- prisoun xno
- prisun xno