English
absorbable
From absorb + -able.
A compound of absorb + -able
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’
…
Latin sorbeō ‘suck in, swallow’
Latin absorbeō ‘swallow up’
Old French assorbir
Middle French absorber
English absorb
first attested First attested in the late 18th century (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in the late 18th century.
Today it means
adj Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / absorbable