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
- The act or process of absorbing or of being...
Ancestry of “absorption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | absorptiō | drink, beverage |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “absorption”
- sorption
- reabsorption
- malabsorption
- absorptiometry
- absorptance
- electroabsorption
- photoabsorption
- electrosorption
- overabsorption
- hyperabsorption
- absorptiometer
- immunoabsorption
- bioabsorption
- absorptiometric
- preabsorption
- magnetoabsorption
- absorptional
- self-absorption
- isoabsorption
- magnetabsorption
- phonoabsorption
- absorptionism
- absorptionist
- interabsorption