Where does “abstainer” come from?
Abstainer comes from Middle English absteiner, derived from Middle English absteinen, from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstineo, composed of Latin abs and Latin ab, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ten-.
abstainer (English): Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains;...
Definitions
- Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains;...
Ancestry of “abstainer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | absteiner | — |
| 2 | Middle English | absteinen | to abstain |
| 3 | Old French | abstenir | to abstain from; to not participate in |
| 4 | Latin | abstineō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 6 | Latin | āb | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “abstainer”