Where does “abstemio” come from?

abstemio (Spanish) comes from Latin abstēmius, from Latin abs-, from Latin ab, from Proto-Italic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

abstemio (Spanish): teetotal; teetotaller

Definitions

  1. teetotal; teetotaller

Ancestry of “abstemio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabstēmiusabstaining from wine, abstemious; sober
2Latinabs-away from
3Latinabfrom, away from, out of; down from; by, by means...
4Proto-Italicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →