Where does “prohibitin” come from?
prohibitin (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.
prohibitin (English): A protein, found in almost all living things,...
Definitions
- A protein, found in almost all living things,...
Ancestry of “prohibitin”, step by step
prohibitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prohibit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prohibit | To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to... |
| 2 | Latin | prohibeo | I hold back or before, keep off, restrain; avert;... |
| 3 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 4 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |