Origin: Latin suffix -ive
Absorptive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Any substance that absorbs.
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
"as absorbent as a sponge"
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
This word comes from the verb "absorb" combined with the suffix "-ive." It originally meant having the quality of absorbing or taking in something.