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Where does “sōbrius” come from?

sōbrius (Latin) comes from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

Ancestry of “sōbrius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsē-—
2Latinsexsix; 6
3Proto-Italicsekssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →