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Where does “sorβeō” come from?

sorβeō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European srobʰéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

sorβeō (Proto-Italic): to suck in

Definitions

  1. to suck in

Ancestry of “sorβeō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansrobʰéyetito be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “sorβeō”

  • absorbed
  • absorption
  • absorb
  • absorbing
  • absorbent
  • absorbance
  • absorber
  • reabsorption
  • absorptive
  • malabsorption
  • absorbable
  • adsorbate
  • adsorb
  • absorptiometry
  • unabsorbed
  • nonabsorbable
  • adsorbing
  • absorptivity
  • reabsorb
  • resorbable
  • absorbingly
  • bioabsorbable
  • absorbency
  • resorb
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