LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

abstinenter

abstinenter (comparative abstinentius, superlative abstinentissimē)

Meaning

  1. unselfishly
  2. raremodestly

abstĭnenter, adv., v. abstineo, P. a.,
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabstinenter

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin abstineō Latin abstinēns Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin abstinenter From abstinēns + -ter.

Quick answers

What does abstinenter mean in Latin?
abstinenter, a adverb, means “unselfishly; modestly”.
Where does abstinenter come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abstinenter.