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
- to soak, saturate
Ancestry of “imbiber”, step by step
imbiber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin imbibere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | imbibere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | imbibo | I drink in, imbibe; I assimilate; I conceive |
| 3 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Old French imbiber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | imbiber | — |