Where does “nonabstainer” come from?
nonabstainer (English) comes from English abstainer, from Middle English absteiner, from Middle English absteinen, from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstineō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
nonabstainer (English): A person who does not abstain
Definitions
- A person who does not abstain
Ancestry of “nonabstainer”, step by step
nonabstainer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abstainer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abstainer | Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains;... |
| 2 | Middle English | absteiner | — |
| 3 | Middle English | absteinen | to abstain |
| 4 | Old French | abstenir | to abstain from; to not participate in |
| 5 | Latin | abstineō | to abstain |
| 6 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 7 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |