Etymology

prohibit

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Today it means: To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit. Full definition →

Middle English prohibiten ← Latin prohibeō
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  1. Latin · derived fromprohibeō“to fend off, prevent, prohibit”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromprohibiten
  3. English todayprohibit

From Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibeō (“to fend off, prevent, prohibit”) (through past participle prohibitus).

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