Etymology

abstainment

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Today it means: An act of abstaining; an abstention. Full definition →

English abstain ← Middle English absteynen ← Old French abstenir
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  1. Latinabstineō
  2. Old Frenchabstenir
  3. Middle Englishabsteynen
  4. Englishabstain
  5. English todayabstainment

From abstain + -ment.

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