Where does “nonabstemious” come from?

nonabstemious (English) comes from English abstemious, from Latin abstēmius, from Latin abs-, from Latin ab, from Proto-Italic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

nonabstemious (English): Not abstemious

Definitions

  1. Not abstemious

Ancestry of “nonabstemious”, step by step

nonabstemious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English abstemious

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabstemiousRefraining from freely consuming food or strong...
2Latinabstēmiusabstaining from wine, abstemious; sober
3Latinabs-away from
4Latinabfrom, away from, out of; down from; by, by means...
5Proto-Italicab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →