Etymology

reabsorb

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Today it means: To absorb again. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Latinabsorbeō
  7. Old Frenchassorbir
  8. Middle Frenchabsorber
  9. Englishabsorb
  10. English todayreabsorb

From re- + absorb.

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