English
inebriate
Inebriate comes from Latin inēbriō, from ēbrius ‘drunk’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- ‘to drink’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁egʷʰ-‘to drink’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ēgʷʰ-ryo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ēɣʷrios‘drunk’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēbrius‘drunk’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinēbriō
- Englishearliest quotation 1627inebriate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁egʷʰ-‘to drink’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ēgʷʰ-ryo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ēɣʷrios‘drunk’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēbrius‘drunk’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinēbriō
- Englishearliest quotation 1627inebriate
Earliest quotation: 1627, (please specify the page, or |century=I to X): “fish that come from the Euxine Sea ; that…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- ‘to drink’
through Latin ēbrius ‘drunk’
Today it means
noun A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- / inebriate