imprisonable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prehēnsiō Old French prison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -er Old French emprisonnerbor. Middle English emprisonen Middle English imprisonen English imprison Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English imprisonable From imprison + -able.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Capable of being imprisoned.
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(not-comparable, of an offence) Carrying a sentence of imprisonment.
an imprisonable offence
Deriveds
unimprisonable · nonimprisonable