Where does “proscription” come from?
proscription (French) comes from Latin proscriptio, from Latin proscribere, from Latin proscribo, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
proscription (French): Condemnation made against political opponents,...
Definitions
- Condemnation made against political opponents,...
Ancestry of “proscription”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | proscriptio | advertisement; proscription |
| 2 | Latin | proscribere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | proscribo | I advertise, proclaim; I publish; I proscribe,... |
| 4 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 5 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |