English
sorbefacient
Sorbefacient comes from Latin sorbeō ‘to suck in, absorb’, from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti ‘to be sipping, sucking’, and ultimately from *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, absorb’
- Englishtodaysorbefacient
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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, absorb’
- Englishtodaysorbefacient
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, absorb’
Today it means
adj Producing absorption.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- / sorbefacient