Where does “Abstinent” come from?

Abstinent (English) comes from Middle English abstinent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, from Latin abstineō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Abstinent (English): One of a religious sect that appeared in France...

Definitions

  1. One of a religious sect that appeared in France...

Ancestry of “Abstinent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishabstinent—
2Old Frenchabstinentabstinent
3Latinabstinēnsabstaining
4Latinabstineōto abstain
5Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
6Latinābfrom, away from, out of
7Proto-Germanic*ab—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “Abstinent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →