English
resorb
Resorb comes from Latin resorbere, from sorbeō ‘to suck in’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srebʰ-‘to sip’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 CEsorbeōas sorbere‘to suck in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEresorbere
- Englishtodayresorb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srebʰ-‘to sip’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 CEsorbeōas sorbere‘to suck in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEresorbere
- Englishtodayresorb
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’
through Proto-Italic *sorβeō ‘to suck in’
absorbent, malabsorption, reabsorption, 20 more
through Latin sorbeō ‘to suck in’
Today it means
verb To absorb (something) again.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- / resorb