Where does “proscription” come from?
Proscription comes from Middle English proscripcion, from Latin proscriptio, a noun formed with the Latin suffix -tio from scribere meaning "to write," with the prefix pro- from Proto-Indo-European pro- and the root from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.
proscription (English): A prohibition; Decree of condemnation toward one...
Definitions
- A prohibition; Decree of condemnation toward one...
Ancestry of “proscription”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | proscripcion | — |
| 2 | Latin | prōscrīptiō | advertisement (public notice) |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |