Where does “abstinado” come from?
abstinado (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.
abstinado (Esperanto): abstinence
Ancestry of “abstinado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | abstini | to abstain from something pleasurable |
| 2 | English | abstain | Keep or withhold oneself; Refrain from ; keep... |
| 3 | Middle English | absteynen | — |
| 4 | Old French | abstenir | to abstain from; to not participate in |
| 5 | Latin | abstineō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 7 | Latin | āb | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |