Etymology

reabsorption

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Today it means: The subsequent absorption of emitted radiation. Full definition →

English absorption ← Latin absorptiō ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  8. Proto-Italic*ap
  9. Latinab
  10. Latinab-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  13. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  14. Latinsorbeō
  15. Latinabsorbeō
  16. Latinabsorptiō
  17. Englishabsorption
  18. English todayreabsorption

From re- + absorption.

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