Etymology of the Latin word absorbere
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 Latin
absorption-,
absorptus,
absorbens,
supinDerivations in other languages
French
absorber, French
absorb, Portuguese
absorver, Portuguese
absorber, Spanish
absorberCognates
Dutch
absorberen, English
absorb, French
absorber, German
absorbieren, Norwegian
absorbere, Swedish
absorberaUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
