Where does “soberize” come from?

soberize (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.

soberize (English): To make sober

Definitions

  1. To make sober

Ancestry of “soberize”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →