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Where does “sorbile” come from?

sorbile (English) comes from Latin sorbilis, 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.

sorbile (English): Fit to be drunk or sipped

Definitions

  1. Fit to be drunk or sipped

Ancestry of “sorbile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsorbilis—
2LatinsorbeoI suck in, drink up
3Proto-Italicsorβeōto suck in
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrobʰéyetito be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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