Where does “nonabstinent” come from?
nonabstinent (English) comes from English Abstinent, from Middle English abstinent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, from Latin abstineō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
nonabstinent (English): Not abstinent; not practicing abstinence
Definitions
- Not abstinent; not practicing abstinence
Ancestry of “nonabstinent”, step by step
nonabstinent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Abstinent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Abstinent | One of a religious sect that appeared in France... |
| 2 | Middle English | abstinent | — |
| 3 | Old French | abstinent | abstinent |
| 4 | Latin | abstinēns | abstaining |
| 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 | — |