1. Etymology of the English word sorb
the English word
sorbderived from the English word
adsorbusing the English prefix
ad-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
using the English suffix
-sorbderived from the Latin word
sorbere (drink, absorb)
derived from 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)
derived from the Latin word
sorbus (sorb, service tree; sorb)
Date
The earliest known usage of sorb in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
sorbitolUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word sorb
derived from the English word
sorbDerivations in English
sorbate,
sorbent,
sorbitolUsage
Word found in Modern English
