Romanian word abstinent comes from Latin teneo, Latin abs

Detailed word origin of abstinent

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
teneo	Latin (lat)	(of laws) I am binding on; bind, hold, obligate. (reflexive) I keep back, remain, stay, hold position. I comprise, contain, include, hold. I hold fast, restrain, detain, check, control; bind, fetter. I hold, have; grasp. I insist, uphold. I know, grasp, understand, conceive. I possess, occupy, control. I reach, attain; gain, acquire, obtain. I recollect, retain knowledge of, remember, bear [...]
abs	Latin (lat)
abstinere	Latin (lat)
abstinens	Latin (lat)
abstinent	Romanian (ron)

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