Where does “preadsorb” come from?
preadsorb (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.
preadsorb (English): To adsorb prior to some other procedure
Definitions
- To adsorb prior to some other procedure
Ancestry of “preadsorb”, step by step
preadsorb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adsorb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adsorb | To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption |
| 2 | French | adsorber | to adsorb |
| 3 | Latin | sorbeo | I suck in, drink up |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sorβeō | to suck in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srobʰéyeti | to be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |