sorb

sorb · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromsorbus
2. Middle French · borrowed fromsorbier
3. English todaysorb

Borrowed from Middle French sorbier (the tree), sorbe (the fruit), from Latin sorbus (the tree), sorbum (the fruit). See service tree.

sorb · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromsorbeō
2. English todaysorb

Back-formation from absorb and adsorb; ultimately from Latin sorbeō.

Sorb · noun³

1. Lower Sorbian · derived fromSerb
2. German · borrowed fromSorbe
3. English todaySorb

Borrowed from German Sorbe, from Lower Sorbian Serb, the self-appointed name. Doublet of Serb.

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