Where does “unabsorbant” come from?
unabsorbant (English) comes from English absorbant, from English absorbent, from Latin absorbēns, from Latin -ns, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.
unabsorbant (English): not absorbant
Definitions
- not absorbant
Ancestry of “unabsorbant”, step by step
unabsorbant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English absorbant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | absorbant | Alternative spelling of absorbent |
| 2 | English | absorbent | Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to... |
| 3 | Latin | absorbēns | swallowing down, devouring |
| 4 | Latin | -ns | -ing; ending of the present active participle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 6 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 9 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 10 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |