Where does “disinhibitory” come from?
disinhibitory (English) comes from English inhibitory, from English inhibit, from Latin inhibitus, from Latin inhibeō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
disinhibitory (English): that disinhibits; of, or relating to a...
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- that disinhibits; of, or relating to a...
Ancestry of “disinhibitory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhibitory | That inhibits; Of, or relating to an inhibitor |
| 2 | English | inhibit | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;... |
| 3 | Latin | inhibitus | restrained, inhibited |
| 4 | Latin | inhibeō | to lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |