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Where does “chemisorb” come from?

chemisorb (English) comes from English adsorb, from French adsorber, from Latin sorbeo, from Proto-Italic sorβeō, from Proto-Indo-European srobʰéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

chemisorb (English): To adsorb a substance on the surface or another...

Definitions

  1. To adsorb a substance on the surface or another...

Ancestry of “chemisorb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadsorbTo accumulate on a surface, by adsorption
2Frenchadsorberto adsorb
3LatinsorbeoI suck in, drink up
4Proto-Italicsorβeōto suck in
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrobʰéyetito be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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