Etymology

prohibition

pro·hi·bi·tion
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Today it means: An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. Full definition →

Old French prohibicion ← Latin prohibitiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromprohibitiō
  2. Old French · derived fromprohibicion
  3. English todayprohibition

From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibitiō. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ion.

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