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Where does “inebriation” come from?

Inebriation comes from Latin inebriatio, formed from the prefix in- and the suffix -tio, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "to be" or "exist."

inebriation (English): The state or characteristic of drunkenness

Definitions

  1. The state or characteristic of drunkenness

Ancestry of “inebriation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininebriatioinebriation
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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