proscribere etymology

Latin word proscribere comes from Latin scribo (I write.), Latin pro, Latin pro-

Detailed word origin of proscribere

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
scribo Latin (lat) I write.
pro Latin (lat) About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of.
pro- Latin (lat) (prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of. (temporally) prior, fore-. Action directed forward or in front. Advantage. Bringing into being, forth, or into the open. Downward and forward movement. Forward direction, forward movement. Prominence.
proscribo Latin (lat) I advertise, proclaim. I outlaw, banish.. I proscribe, ban.. I publish.

Words with the same origin as proscribere

Descendants of scribo
scripta
Descendants of pro-
profecto profectus prorsus prudentia