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Prohibit

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to formally forbid something, especially by law or rule
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Stage 1 of 3
habere
Latin · ancient
"to have, to hold"
to have, to hold, combined with pro- (forward, away)
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Stage 2 of 3
prohibere
Latin · ancient
"to hold back, to prevent"
to hold back, to prevent, from pro- and habere
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Stage 3 of 3
prohibit
English · 1400s
"to formally forbid something"
settled as the English word for formally forbidding something
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