Where Does the Word Abstemious Come from?

Yes and no. Both get their start from the Latin prefix abs-, meaning "from" or "away," but "abstain" traces to "abs-" plus the Latin verb tenēre (meaning "to hold"), while "abstemious" gets its "-temious" from a suffix akin to the Latin noun temetum, meaning "intoxicating drink."

What does abstemious mean sentence?

Definition of Abstemious. marked by moderation and holding back on indulgence. Examples of Abstemious in a sentence. 1. Gerald was abstemious at dinner and only ate a little of the food on his plate.

What is abstemious life?

adjective. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life.