English
resorbable
From resorb + -able.
Formed from resorb + -able
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti ‘to be sipping, sucking’
Proto-Italic *sorβeō ‘to suck in’
Latin sorbeō ‘to suck in’
Latin resorbere
English resorb
Today it means
adj Able to be resorbed.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “resorbable”. 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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