Where does “abstentiousness” come from?
abstentiousness (English) comes from English abstentious, from English abstention, from French abstention, from Late Latin abstentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
abstentiousness (English): The state or quality of being abstentious
Definitions
- The state or quality of being abstentious
Ancestry of “abstentiousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | abstentious | Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint |
| 2 | English | abstention | The act of restraining oneself; The act of... |
| 3 | French | abstention | abstention |
| 4 | Late Latin | abstentio | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |