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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

  1. to abstain from something pleasurable

Ancestry of “abstini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabstainKeep or withhold oneself; Refrain from ; keep...
2Middle Englishabsteynen—
3Old Frenchabstenirto abstain from; to not participate in
4Latinabstineō—
5Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
6Latināb—
7Proto-Germanic*ab—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abstini”

  • abstinado
  • abstinulo
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