Where does “malabsorption” come from?
Malabsorption derives from the prefix mal- (bad) plus absorption, which comes from Latin absorptio, a noun formation from the verb absorbēre meaning to swallow up, from ab (away) and sorbēre (to suck in).
malabsorption (English): The state arising from abnormality in digestion...
Definitions
- The state arising from abnormality in digestion...
Ancestry of “malabsorption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absorption | The act or process of absorbing or of being... |
| 2 | Latin | absorptiō | drink, beverage |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |