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Where does “ἐλαύνω” come from?

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

ἐλαύνω (Ancient Greek): drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...

Definitions

  1. drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...

Ancestry of “ἐλαύνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
2Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἐλαύνω”

  • elastic
  • elasticity
  • inelastic
  • viscoelastic
  • elastin
  • elastomer
  • elastically
  • elastomeric
  • elastase
  • viscoelasticity
  • inelasticity
  • poroelastic
  • thermoelastic
  • hyperelastic
  • inelastically
  • photoelastic
  • superelastic
  • aeroelastic
  • photoelasticity
  • elastosis
  • anelastic
  • pseudoelastic
  • unelastic
  • hyperelasticity
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