An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

To gather on a surface either by absorption, adsorption, or a combination of the two processes.

Etymology (EN): Verb, from sorption, extracted from → absorption→ adsorption, from L. sorbere “suck in,” from PIE base *srebh- “to suck, absorb” (cf. Arm. arbi “I drank;” Gk. rhopheo “to gulp down;” Lith. srebiu “to drink greedily”).

Etymology (PE): Šamidan, from šam, variant of šâm, as in âšâm, âšâmidan “to drink, to sip;” Av. šam- “to drink, sip, swallow;” Skt. cam, camati “to sip, dirink, lick up, absorb.”