Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prohibitionist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-hi-bi-tion-ist
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English prohibition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English prohibitionist From prohibition + -ist.

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What does prohibitionist mean?
A person who agrees with, or advocates a prohibition, especially the outlawing of the sale of alcoholic beverages
Where does prohibitionist come from?
Etymology tree English prohibition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English prohibitionist From prohibition + -ist.

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