Where does “sobr” come from?

sobr (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh sobyr, from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sobr (Welsh): sober, abstemious

Definitions

  1. sober, abstemious

Ancestry of “sobr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshsobyr—
2Middle Englishsober—
3Old Frenchsobre—
4Latinsōbriussober (not drunk)
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →