prohibir
/pɾoiˈbiɾ/ · B1 · verb
to forbid, prohibit, enjoin
🚫 Latin pro + habere = hold away; to prohibit is to hold something off
Prohibir comes from Latin prohibere: pro (forward, away) + habere (to hold). The h is silent, so it sounds like pro-ee-BEER. Like English prohibit, it means keeping someone away from doing something.