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Where does “prohibiteth” come from?

prohibiteth (English) comes from English prohibit, from Latin prohibeo, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prohibiteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “prohibiteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprohibitTo forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to...
2LatinprohibeoI hold back or before, keep off, restrain; avert;...
3Latinpro-forward direction, forward movement; action...
4Latinpro+ "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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