abstineo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I abstain.
  • I keep, stay off or away, hold at a distance, avoid.
  • (with m) I allow, let.

Etymology

Affix from Latin teneō (hold, restrain, I hold, grasp) root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
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