English
adsorb
Adsorb comes from French adsorber ‘to adsorb’, from Latin sorbeō ‘suck in’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srebʰ-‘to sip’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*srobʰéyeti‘to be sipping, sucking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sorβeō‘to suck in’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsorbeō‘suck in’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentadsorber‘to adsorb’
- Englishtodayadsorb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srebʰ-‘to sip’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*srobʰéyeti‘to be sipping, sucking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sorβeō‘to suck in’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsorbeō‘suck in’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentadsorber‘to adsorb’
- Englishtodayadsorb
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’
through Proto-Italic *sorβeō ‘to suck in’
absorbent, malabsorption, reabsorption, 20 more
through Latin sorbeō ‘suck in’
Today it means
verb To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- / adsorb