'abstractionist' originates from 'abstraction,' which comes from Latin, specifically the word 'abstractio,' where 'ab-' meant 'away from' and 'trahere' meant 'to draw.'

'abstractio' transformed into the French word 'abstraction,' and eventually became the modern English word 'abstraction' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the act of drawing away,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a style of art that does not attempt to represent reality.'