Etymograph

English

presorb

From pre- + sorb.

Formed from pre- + sorb

Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’

English pre-

Latin sorbus

Middle French sorbier

English sorb

Today it means

verb To absorb or adsorb prior to some other process

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “presorb”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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