inhibitory
/ˌɪnˈhɪbəˌtɔːɹi/in-HIH-buh-taw-ree
/ˌɪnˈhɪbəˌtɔɹi/in-HIH-buh-taw-ree
Meaningserving to inhibit
Common meaning: holding back
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- hibitto have, hold; to keepLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 833 · scan
- oryadjective ending: having to do with
‘in, into’ + ‘to have, hold’ → inhibitory
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from inhibit + -ory.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INHIBIT, p.293 · scan
Roots
- habeō, habuī, habitum Latin “to have, hold; to keep”
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