Where does “abstinent” come from?
abstinent (Romanian) comes from French abstinent, from Middle French abstinent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, from Latin abstineō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
abstinent (Romanian): abstinent
Definitions
- abstinent
Ancestry of “abstinent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abstinent | abstinent, teetotal; abstinent, teetotaler /... |
| 2 | Middle French | abstinent | abstinent |
| 3 | Old French | abstinent | abstinent |
| 4 | Latin | abstinēns | abstaining |
| 5 | Latin | abstineō | to abstain |
| 6 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 7 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |