prohibitionist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English prohibition

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

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.

Noun

prohibitionist (plural prohibitionists)

1. A person who agrees with, or advocates a prohibition, especially the outlawing of the sale of alcoholic beverages

Related terms

• prohibitionism

See also

• temperance movement