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Where does “sorbi” come from?

sorbi (Romanian) comes 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.

sorbi (Romanian): to sip, suck in, drink in; to breathe in deep; to...

Definitions

  1. to sip, suck in, drink in; to breathe in deep; to...

Ancestry of “sorbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsorbirepresent active infinitive of *sorbiō
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

Words derived from “sorbi”

  • absorbit
  • absorbi
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