Where does “inabstinence” come from?
inabstinence (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.
inabstinence (English): Lack of abstinence; indulgence
Definitions
- Lack of abstinence; indulgence
Ancestry of “inabstinence”, step by step
inabstinence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abstinence
| 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 | — |