prohibitions

noun

the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

refusal to approve or assent to

the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

a decree that prohibits something

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

Roots

propro- · Latin · away habeo-hib · Latin · hold

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Where does prohibitions come from?

The word prohibitions breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“away”); and -hib, from Latin habeo (“hold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.