prohibire

Prohibire is a term that appears primarily as a non-standard or historical variant of verbs meaning to forbid or prohibit in Romance-language contexts. It is not a standard infinitive form in contemporary Spanish or Italian, where the normal forms are prohibir (Spanish) and proibire (Italian). In Latin, the corresponding infinitive is prohibere. Because prohibire is not a current standard form, its appearance is usually explained as a spelling variant, a transcription error, or an archaic/poetic usage in older texts.

Etymology and cognates

The word traces to the Latin verb prohibere, meaning to prevent, restrain, or forbid. Its Romance-language descendants include prohibir in Spanish, proibire in Italian, and proibir in Portuguese, all of which share the same core meaning. Variants such as prohibiere and prohibiere-like endings occur in historical or literary forms of some Romance languages, but they are not part of the modern standard paradigms.

Usage and interpretation

In modern usage, prohibir (Spanish) and proibire (Italian) are the correct infinitives. Prohibire may be encountered in linguistic discussions as a potential misspelling or as an example of orthographic variation in historical documents. When translating or studying texts, it is important to recognize the standard forms in the relevant language and treat prohibire as an archaic or nonstandard variant rather than a canonical present-day form.

See also

Prohibition, Prohibit, Prohibitions, Romance languages, Latin prohibere.