Where does “duonebria” come from?

duonebria (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto duona, from Esperanto du, from French deux, from Middle French deux, from Old French deux.

duonebria (Esperanto): tipsy

Definitions

  1. tipsy

Ancestry of “duonebria”, step by step

duonebria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto duona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoduonahalf
2Esperantodutwo
3Frenchdeuxtwo; twos
4Middle Frenchdeuxtwo
5Old Frenchdeux—

via Esperanto ebria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoebriadrunk, intoxicated
2Spanishebriodrunk, inebriated
3Latinēbriusdrunk, drunken, intoxicated
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁egʷʰ-to drink
Every word from Old French deux →Every word from Middle French deux →Every word from French deux →