Where does “abstention” come from?

abstention (French) comes from Late Latin abstentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

abstention (French): abstention

Definitions

abstention

Ancestry of “abstention”, step by step

abstention traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin abstentio

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	abstentio	—
2	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
3	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
5	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
6	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7	Latin	calceus	shoe
8	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
9	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin abstentiō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	abstentiō	holding back, retaining
2	Latin	abstentus	kept off or away, held at a distance, avoided,...
3	Latin	abstineō	to abstain
4	Latin	ab-	from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5	Latin	āb	from, away from, out of
6	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

Words derived from “abstention”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →