Where does “sobersided” come from?
sobersided (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.
sobersided (English): serious and sedate
Definitions
- serious and sedate
Ancestry of “sobersided”, step by step
sobersided traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sober
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sober | Not drunk; not intoxicated; Not given to... |
| 2 | Middle English | sober | — |
| 3 | Old French | sobre | — |
| 4 | Latin | sōbrius | sober (not drunk) |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via English sided
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sided | simple past tense and past participle of side |