Where does “prohibitory” come from?
Prohibitory comes from English prohibit plus the suffix -y, from Latin habeo meaning "to have or hold," with the prefix pro- from Proto-Indo-European and suffix -ia from Latin, ultimately deriving from Latin -ivus and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
prohibitory (English): That serves to prohibit or forbid
Definitions
- That serves to prohibit or forbid
Ancestry of “prohibitory”, step by step
| 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 |