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Where does “absorption” come from?

Absorption derives from Latin absorptio, formed from the prefix ab- and the verb sorbēre, which traces to Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- meaning to sip or drink.

absorption (English): The act or process of absorbing or of being...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of absorbing or of being...

Ancestry of “absorption”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsorptiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “absorption”

  • reabsorption
  • absorptive
  • malabsorption
  • absorptiometry
  • absorptivity
  • malabsorptive
  • postabsorptive
  • absorptance
  • electroabsorption
  • reabsorptive
  • photoabsorption
  • overabsorption
  • hyperabsorption
  • absorptiometer
  • immunoabsorption
  • bioabsorption
  • nonabsorptive
  • absorptiveness
  • absorptiometric
  • preabsorptive
  • absorptively
  • preabsorption
  • absorptional
  • magnetoabsorption
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