Where does “sorbeo” come from?
sorbeo (Latin) comes 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.
sorbeo (Latin): I suck in, drink up
Definitions
- I suck in, drink up
Ancestry of “sorbeo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | sorβeō | to suck in |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | srobʰéyeti | to be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |