Etymology

incarceration

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Today it means: The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. Full definition →

Medieval Latin incarcerātiō ← Latin incarcerō ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-
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The story

  1. Latinin-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  3. Latincarcer
  4. Latinincarcerō
  5. Medieval Latinincarcerātiō
  6. English todayincarceration

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incarcerātiō, equivalent to incarcerate + -ion.

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