sorbire etymology

Romanian word sorbire comes from Romanian sorbi (To absorb. To breathe in deep. To sip, suck in, drink in.), Proto-Indo-European *srobʰ-, Proto-Indo-European - -éyeti

Detailed word origin of sorbire

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
sorbi Romanian (ron) To absorb. To breathe in deep. To sip, suck in, drink in.
*srobʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
- -éyeti Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*srobʰéyeti Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) To be sipping, sucking. To cause to sip, suck.
*sorβeō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) To suck in.
sorbeo Latin (lat) I suck in, drink up.
sorbire Romanian (ron)

Words with the same origin as sorbire

Descendants of sorbi
sorbi
Descendants of *srobʰ-
absorbant absorbit sorb