Where does “unabstemious” come from?
unabstemious (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.
unabstemious (English): Not abstemious; tending to indulge
Definitions
- Not abstemious; tending to indulge
Ancestry of “unabstemious”, step by step
unabstemious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abstemious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abstemious | Refraining from freely consuming food or strong... |
| 2 | Latin | abstēmius | abstaining from wine, abstemious; sober |
| 3 | Latin | abs- | away from |
| 4 | Latin | ab | from, away from, out of; down from; by, by means... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |