English
refrainment
From refrain + -ment.
Formed from refrain + -ment
Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to hold’
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Latin frēnāre
Latin refrēnāre
Anglo-Norman refrener
Middle English refreynen
English refrain
Today it means
noun The act of refraining.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / refrainment