Where does “abstini” come from?

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

abstini (Esperanto): to abstain from something pleasurable

Definitions

to abstain from something pleasurable

Ancestry of “abstini”, step by step

abstini traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English abstain

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	abstain	Keep or withhold oneself
2	Middle English	absteynen	to avoid, stay away from, refrain from partaking of
3	Old French	abstenir	to abstain from; to not participate in
4	Latin	abstineō	to abstain
5	Latin	ab-	from, away, away from; off; at a distance
6	Latin	āb	from, away from, out of
7	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

via Italian astenersi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	astenersi	to abstain; to abstain or refrain from doing...
2	Italian	-si	enclitic form of si

via French abstenir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	abstenir	to abstain

Words derived from “abstini”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →