Inebriated
/ɪˈniː.bri.eɪ.tɪd/noun
Drunk or strongly affected by alcohol.
Did you know?Latin inebriāre meant “to make drunk” or “to intoxicate,” while the related noun ebrietas referred to drunkenness itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*en
“In, within; the ancient source of the Latin prefix in-”
Classical Latin
Latin
ebrius
“Drunk or intoxicated”
Classical Latin
Latin
inebriare
“To make drunk or intoxicate”
Late Latin
Latin
inebriatus
“Made drunk; intoxicated”
16th Century
English
inebriate
“To intoxicate or make drunk”
Modern English
English
inebriated
“Drunk or strongly affected by alcohol”