Etymology

absorptionist

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Today it means: A proponent of absorptionism; one supporting a policy of assimilation. Full definition →

English absorption ← Latin absorptiō ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  9. Latinsorbeō
  10. Latinabsorbeō
  11. Latinabsorptiō
  12. Englishabsorption
  13. English todayabsorptionist

From absorption + -ist.

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