English
magnetabsorption
From magnet- + absorption; compare magnetoabsorption.
Formed from magnet- + absorption
Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης ‘magnet’
English magnet-
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip, gulp, suck (in)’
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Proto-Italic *sorβeō ‘to suck in’
Latin sorbeō ‘to suck in, drink up’
Latin absorbeō ‘absorb’
Latin absorptiō ‘a sucking in’
English absorption
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / magnetabsorption