Etymology of the English word proscribe
the English word
proscribederived from the Latin word
proscribere (announce, make public, post)
derived from the Latin word
scribere (write; compose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skribh-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skrībh-derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perDate
The earliest known usage of proscribe in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
proscribed,
proscribingUsage
Word found in Modern English
