English
preabsorption
Preabsorption comes from Latin absorptiō ‘drink, beverage’, from absorbeō ‘to swallow down, devour’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip, gulp, suck (in)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srebʰ-‘to sip, gulp, suck (in)’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‘to suck in, drink up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsorbeō‘to swallow down, devour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsorptiō‘drink, beverage’
- English1500–presentabsorption
- Englishtodaypreabsorption
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srebʰ-‘to sip, gulp, suck (in)’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‘to suck in, drink up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsorbeō‘to swallow down, devour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsorptiō‘drink, beverage’
- English1500–presentabsorption
- Englishtodaypreabsorption
A compound of pre- + absorption
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip, gulp, suck (in)’
through Latin sorbeō ‘to suck in, drink up’
through Latin absorbeō ‘to swallow down, devour’
through English absorption
Today it means
noun absorption prior to some other process
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- / preabsorption