prohibited

the word "prohibited" originates from the latin verb prohibere, meaning "to hold back, restrain, prevent". this verb itself is a compound of the prefix pro-, meaning "forward" or "away", and habēre, meaning "to have or hold". the literal sense is "to hold (something) away or in front (of someone)", thus to keep it from happening or being accessed. entering english via old french, the past participle form "prohibited" evolved to specifically describe something that has been authoritatively held back or formally forbidden by law or decree, moving from the physical act of restraint to a legal and abstract state of being banned.

Structure: pro (forward) + hibit (hold) + ed (adjective suffix) - pro: from latin, meaning "forward, forth, in front of". serves as a prefix. - hibit: from latin habitus, the past participle stem of habēre meaning "to have, hold". serves as the root. - ed: from old english, a suffix forming the past participle of verbs, here used to create an adjective meaning "having been (verb)ed".