Where does “inhibitory” come from?
Inhibitory comes from English inhibit plus the suffix -y, derived from Latin inhibeo meaning to restrain, combined with Latin -ivus and -ia forming adjectives, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
inhibitory (English): That inhibits; Of, or relating to an inhibitor
Definitions
- That inhibits; Of, or relating to an inhibitor
Ancestry of “inhibitory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhibit | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;... |
| 2 | Latin | inhibitus | restrained, inhibited |
| 3 | Latin | inhibeō | to lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |