English
abstinency
Abstinency comes from Latin abstinens ‘abstaining’, from teneō ‘to hold, have’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘to hold, have’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstineō‘to abstain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstinens‘abstaining’
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstinentia
- Englishtodayabstinency
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘to hold, have’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstineō‘to abstain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstinens‘abstaining’
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstinentia
- Englishtodayabstinency
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’
tight, entertainment, ton, tone, obtain, maintenance, tune, tender, tonic, tendon, tenacious, tetanus, pertinent, pristine, countenance, tantra, maintainer, hypotenuse, tendinitis, retentive, 64 more
through Proto-Italic *tenēō ‘to hold’
container, incontinent, 20 more
through Latin teneō ‘to hold, have’
content, continue, contain, tennis, retain, continuous, detention, sustain, tenant, retention, continent, tenor, rein, continuum, detain, tenacity, pertain, tenet, sustenance, tenement, retinue, incontinence, tenable, continence, 22 more
through Latin abstineō ‘to abstain’
Today it means
noun Synonym of abstinence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / abstinency