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Where does “persorbendus” come from?

persorbendus (Latin) comes from Latin persorbeo, 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.

persorbendus (Latin): which is to be absorbed

Definitions

  1. which is to be absorbed

Ancestry of “persorbendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpersorbeoI suck or drink up, absorb
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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