English
reabsorption
Reabsorption 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
- Englishtodayreabsorption
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
- Englishtodayreabsorption
A compound of re- + absorption
Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’
English re-
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 The subsequent absorption of emitted radiation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- / reabsorption