Latin word abstineo comes from Latin tentare, Latin ab-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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tentare | Latin (lat) | |
ab- | Latin (lat) | Absence of. At a distance. Completely, thoroughly. From, away, away from. More remote. Off. |
abstineo | Latin (lat) | (with non) I allow (Example: Se ita dicere non abstinuit. "He allowed himself to speak so/in that way."). I abstain.. I keep, stay off or away, hold at a distance, avoid. |