Etymology of the English word absorbent
the English word
absorbentderived from the Latin word
absorbensderived 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)
Derivations in English
absorbance,
superabsorbentUsage
Word found in Modern English
