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Where does “apsorbeo” come from?

apsorbeo (Latin) comes from Latin absorbeo, 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.

apsorbeo (Latin): Alternative form of absorbeō

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of absorbeō

Ancestry of “apsorbeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinabsorbeoI swallow down, devour; I absorb, submerge; I...
2LatinsorbeoI suck in, drink up
3Proto-Italicsorβeōto suck in
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrobʰéyetito be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “apsorbeo”

  • apsorbens
  • apsorpturus
  • apsorptus
  • apsorbendus
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