Where does “ἐλαστός” come from?

ἐλαστός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλατός, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ἐλαστός (Ancient Greek): ductile, flexible

Definitions

  1. ductile, flexible

Ancestry of “ἐλαστός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλατόςductile
2Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἐλαστός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω