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Where does “exsorpturus” come from?

exsorpturus (Latin) comes from Latin exsorbeo, 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.

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Ancestry of “exsorpturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexsorbeoI suck up, out or in, gulp down, drain; exhaust;...
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
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