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Where does “ebriety” come from?

ebriety (English) comes from French ébriété, from Latin ebrietas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ebriety (English): The state of intoxication, drunkenness; An...

Definitions

  1. The state of intoxication, drunkenness; An...

Ancestry of “ebriety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchébriétédrunkenness
2Latinebrietasdrunkenness
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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