Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “inebriety” come from?

inebriety (English) comes from English ebriety, 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.

inebriety (English): The state of being inebriated; inebriation,...

Definitions

  1. The state of being inebriated; inebriation,...

Ancestry of “inebriety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishebrietyThe state of intoxication, drunkenness; An...
2Frenchébriétédrunkenness
3Latinebrietasdrunkenness
4Latin-tās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →