Etymology

nonabsorptive

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Today it means: Not absorptive Full definition →

English absorptive ← Middle French absorber ← Old French assorbir
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The story

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Latinabsorbeō
  3. Old Frenchassorbir
  4. Middle Frenchabsorber
  5. Englishabsorb
  6. Englishabsorptive
  7. English todaynonabsorptive

From non- + absorptive.

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