Etymology

sobriety

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Today it means: The quality or state of being sober. Full definition →

Old French sobriete ← Latin sobrietas
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  1. Latin · derived fromsobrietas
  2. Old French · derived fromsobriete
  3. English todaysobriety

From Old French sobriete, from Latin sobrietas.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.