Where does “ivre” come from?
ivre (French) comes from Old French yvre, from Latin ēbrius, from Proto-Indo-European h₁egʷʰ- — to drink.
ivre (French): drunk, inebriated
Ancestry of “ivre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | yvre | drunk; intoxicated |
| 2 | Latin | ēbrius | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁egʷʰ- | to drink |
Words derived from “ivre”