Where does “embeber” come from?

embeber (Spanish) comes from Latin imbibō, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

embeber (Spanish): to absorb, to soak up

Definitions

  1. to absorb, to soak up

Ancestry of “embeber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimbibōto drink in, imbibe
2Latinbibōto drink
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin bibō →