Where does “nonbioabsorbable” come from?
nonbioabsorbable (English) comes from English bioabsorbable, from English absorbable, from English absorb, from Middle French absorber, from Latin absorbeō, from Latin sorbeo, from Proto-Italic sorβeō, from Proto-Indo-European srobʰéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
nonbioabsorbable (English): Not bioabsorbable
Definitions
- Not bioabsorbable
Ancestry of “nonbioabsorbable”, step by step
nonbioabsorbable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bioabsorbable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bioabsorbable | That can be absorbed through bioabsorption |
| 2 | English | absorbable | Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up |
| 3 | English | absorb | To include so that it no longer has separate... |
| 4 | Middle French | absorber | — |
| 5 | Latin | absorbeō | to swallow down, devour |
| 6 | Latin | sorbeo | I suck in, drink up |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sorβeō | to suck in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srobʰéyeti | to be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |