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Where does “imbiber” come from?

imbiber (French) comes from Latin imbibere, from Latin imbibo, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

imbiber (French): to soak, saturate

Definitions

  1. to soak, saturate

Ancestry of “imbiber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimbiberethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2LatinimbiboI drink in, imbibe; I assimilate; I conceive
3Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →