Where does “insobriety” come from?

insobriety (English) comes from English sobriety, from Old French sobriete, from Latin sōbrietās, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

insobriety (English): The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety

Definitions

  1. The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety

Ancestry of “insobriety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsobrietyThe quality or state of being sober; Soundness of...
2Old Frenchsobriete—
3Latinsōbrietāssobriety
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 →