Where does “abstinency” come from?
abstinency (English) comes from English abstinence, from Middle English abstinence, from Old French abstinence, from Latin abstinentia, from Latin abstinēns, from Latin abstineō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb.
abstinency (English): Alternative form of abstinence
Definitions
- Alternative form of abstinence
Ancestry of “abstinency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abstinence | The act or practice of abstaining, refraining... |
| 2 | Middle English | abstinence | — |
| 3 | Old French | abstinence | abstinence act or practice of abstaining |
| 4 | Latin | abstinentia | abstinence, self-restraint; fasting; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | abstinēns | abstaining |
| 6 | Latin | abstineō | to abstain |
| 7 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 8 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |