Etymology

interdiction

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Today it means: The act of interdicting or something interdicted. Full definition →

French interdiction ← Latin interdictiō
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  1. Latin · derived frominterdictiō
  2. French · derived frominterdiction
  3. English todayinterdiction

From Middle English, borrowed from French interdiction, itself a borrowing from Latin interdictiō.

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