Etymograph

English

proscriber

From proscribe + -er.

Formed from proscribe + -er

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti

Proto-Italic *skreiβō ‘to carve’

Latin scrībō ‘write’

Latin prōscrībō ‘to proclaim, forbid, banish’

Middle English proscriben

English proscribe

Today it means

noun One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “proscriber”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / proscriber