Where does “sobre” come from?

sobre (Danish) comes from Danish sober, from French sobre, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sobre (Danish): definite of sober; plural of sober

Definitions

  1. definite of sober; plural of sober

Ancestry of “sobre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsobersober (in character; moderate; realistic; serious)
2Frenchsobresober; modest
3Old Frenchsobre—
4Latinsōbriussober (not drunk)
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →