Where does “abstainment” come from?
abstainment (English) comes from English abstain, from Middle English absteynen, from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstineō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abstainment (English): An act of abstaining; an abstention
Definitions
- An act of abstaining; an abstention
Ancestry of “abstainment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abstain | Keep or withhold oneself |
| 2 | Middle English | absteynen | to avoid, stay away from, refrain from partaking of |
| 3 | Old French | abstenir | to abstain from; to not participate in |
| 4 | Latin | abstineō | to abstain |
| 5 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 6 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |