Where does “sorb” come from?
sorb (Romanian) comes from Romanian sorbi, from Vulgar Latin sorbire, 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.
sorb (Romanian): first-person singular present indicative of...
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- first-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “sorb”, step by step
sorb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian sorbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sorbi | to sip, suck in, drink in; to breathe in deep; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sorbire | present active infinitive of *sorbiō |
| 3 | Latin | sorbeo | I suck in, drink up |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sorβeō | to suck in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srobʰéyeti | to be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |