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