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
- One who or that which inhibits; Any substance...
Ancestry of “inhibitor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | inhibit | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;... |
| 2 | Latin | inhibitus | restrained, inhibited |
| 3 | Latin | inhibeō | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “inhibitor”