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Where does “sorbillo” come from?

sorbillo (Latin) comes 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.

sorbillo (Latin): I sip

Definitions

  1. I sip

Ancestry of “sorbillo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sorbillo”

  • sorbillans
  • sorbillaturus
  • sorbillatus
  • sorbillandus
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