Etymology

superabsorbent

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Today it means: Having the ability to absorb a great amount of fluid relative to its own mass. Full definition →

English absorbent ← Latin absorbēns ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  9. Proto-Italic*ap
  10. Latinab
  11. Latinab-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  15. Latinsorbeō
  16. Latinabsorbeō
  17. Latinabsorbēns
  18. Englishabsorbent
  19. English todaysuperabsorbent

From super- + absorbent.

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