prison- root words — words with the prison- root

The root prison- comes from Latin prehensio, meaning a seizing, prison. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including imprison, imprisoned, imprisoning, imprisons, imprisonable, reimprison. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the prison- root

Explore words with prison- — words containing the prison- root and sharing its sense of "a seizing, prison". Examples include imprison, imprisoned, imprisoning, imprisons, imprisonable, reimprison. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does prison- mean?

The prison- root means a seizing, prison, from Latin prehensio. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.