Where does “abstina” come from?

abstina (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto abstini, from English abstain, from Middle English absteynen, from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstineō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab.

abstina (Esperanto): abstinent

Definitions

  1. abstinent

Ancestry of “abstina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoabstinito abstain from something pleasurable
2EnglishabstainKeep or withhold oneself
3Middle Englishabsteynento avoid, stay away from, refrain from partaking of
4Old Frenchabstenirto abstain from; to not participate in
5Latinabstineōto abstain
6Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
7Latinābfrom, away from, out of
8Proto-Germanic*ab—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →