Etymology of the English word absorb
the English word
absorbderived from the Old French word
absorberderived from the Classical Latin word
absorbere (devour; overwhelm; swallow up; devour; swallow up; engulf)
using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Latin word
sorbere (drink, absorb)
derived from the Latin word
ab (away; away from)
derived from the Old French word
absorbderived from the Classical Latin word
absorbere (devour; overwhelm; swallow up; devour; swallow up; engulf)
using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Latin word
sorbere (drink, absorb)
derived from the Latin word
ab (away; away from)
Date
The earliest known usage of absorb in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
sorbo rubber,
desorb,
absorbed,
absorber,
absorbing,
adsorb,
chemisorptionCognates
Dutch
absorberen, French
absorber, German
absorbieren, Latin
absorbere, Norwegian
absorbere, Swedish
absorberaUsage
Word found in Modern English
