Where does “sóbrio” come from?

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

sóbrio (Portuguese): sober; moderate

Definitions

  1. sober; moderate

Ancestry of “sóbrio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōbriussober (not drunk)
2Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sóbrio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →