Where does “insober” come from?

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

insober (English): Lacking sobriety; drunk

Definitions

  1. Lacking sobriety; drunk

Ancestry of “insober”, step by step

insober traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sober

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoberNot drunk; not intoxicated; Not given to...
2Middle Englishsober—
3Old Frenchsobre—
4Latinsōbriussober (not drunk)
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →