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Where does “proscribable” come from?

proscribable (English) comes from English proscribe, from Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

proscribable (English): Capable of being proscribed

Definitions

  1. Capable of being proscribed

Ancestry of “proscribable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproscribeTo forbid or prohibit; To denounce; To banish or...
2Middle Englishproscriben—
3Latinprōscrībō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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