Where does “nonadsorbable” come from?

nonadsorbable (English) comes from English adsorbable, 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.

nonadsorbable (English): Not adsorbable

Definitions

  1. Not adsorbable

Ancestry of “nonadsorbable”, step by step

nonadsorbable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English adsorbable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadsorbableAble to be adsorbed
2EnglishadsorbTo accumulate on a surface, by adsorption
3Frenchadsorberto adsorb
4LatinsorbeoI suck in, drink up
5Proto-Italicsorβeōto suck in
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrobʰéyetito be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti
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