preabsorptive

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
Latin absorbeō
Old French assorbir
Middle French absorberder.
English absorb
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English -ative
English -tive
English absorptive
English preabsorptive
From pre- + absorptive.