Etymology

inhibition

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Today it means: The act of inhibiting. Full definition →

Middle English inhibicioun ← Old French inibicion ← Latin inhibitio
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  1. Latin · derived frominhibitio
  2. Old French · derived frominibicion
  3. Middle English · inherited frominhibicioun
  4. English todayinhibition

From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio. Morphologically inhibit + -ion.

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