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Where does “assorbente” come from?

assorbente (Italian) comes from Italian assorbire, from Latin absorbeō, 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.

assorbente (Italian): present participle of assorbire; adsorbing,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of assorbire; adsorbing,...

Ancestry of “assorbente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianassorbireto absorb or soak up; to assimilate; to take in
2Latinabsorbeō—
3LatinsorbeoI suck in, drink up
4Proto-Italicsorβeōto suck in
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrobʰéyetito be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “assorbente”

  • fotoassorbente
  • fonoassorbente
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