Where does “sobersidedness” come from?
sobersidedness (English) comes from English sobersided, from English sober, from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
sobersidedness (English): Quality of being sobersided
Definitions
- Quality of being sobersided
Ancestry of “sobersidedness”, step by step
sobersidedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sobersided
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sobersided | serious and sedate |
| 2 | English | sober | Not drunk; not intoxicated; Not given to... |
| 3 | Middle English | sober | — |
| 4 | Old French | sobre | — |
| 5 | Latin | sōbrius | sober (not drunk) |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |