English
adsorbable
From adsorb + -able.
A compound of adsorb + -able
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti ‘to be sipping, sucking’
Proto-Italic *sorβeō ‘to suck in’
Latin sorbeō ‘suck in’
French adsorber ‘to adsorb’
English adsorb
Today it means
adj Able to be adsorbed
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Etymograph / adsorbable