Sorbition
/sɔːrˈbɪʃən/noun
The act of drinking, swallowing, or absorbing liquid; an obsolete term for imbibition.
Did you know?Sorbition belongs to the same Latin family as “sorb,” whose original imagery centered on drawing liquid into the mouth or body.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*srebʰ-
“To suck, gulp, or swallow”
Classical Latin
Latin
sorbēre
“To suck in, swallow, or drink”
Classical Latin
Latin
sorbitiō
“The act of drinking or swallowing”
Middle English
English
sorben
“To absorb or drink in”
17th Century
English
sorbition
“The act of drinking or absorption”
Modern English
English
sorbition
“An obsolete or rare term for imbibition or absorption”