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Where does “inhibitor” come from?

Inhibitor comes from Latin inhibitor, derived from Latin inhibitus, the past participle of Latin inhibeo meaning to restrain, composed of Latin in and Latin habeo meaning to have.

inhibitor (English): One who or that which inhibits; Any substance...

Definitions

  1. One who or that which inhibits; Any substance...

Ancestry of “inhibitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinhibitTo hold in or hold back; to keep in check;...
2Latininhibitusrestrained, inhibited
3Latininhibeō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inhibitor”

  • ovoinhibitor
  • neuroinhibitor
  • vasoinhibitor
  • sympathoinhibitor
  • noninhibitor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →