Where does “sōbrius” come from?

sōbrius (Latin) comes from Latin ēbrius, from Proto-Indo-European h₁egʷʰ- — to drink.

sōbrius (Latin): sober (not drunk)

Definitions

  1. sober (not drunk)

Ancestry of “sōbrius”, step by step

sōbrius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ēbrius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēbriusdrunk, drunken, intoxicated
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁egʷʰ-to drink

via Latin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinwithout
2Indo-European*swé

Words derived from “sōbrius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁egʷʰ-Every word from Latin ēbrius