English

electrosorption

From electro- + sorption.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’

Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti ‘to be sipping, sucking’

Proto-Italic *sorβeō ‘to suck in’

Latin sorbeō ‘to suck in’

Today it means

noun adsorption on the surface of an electrode

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electrosorption