Where does “أستيكة” come from?

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

أستيكة (Egyptian Arabic): chewing gum

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “أستيكة”, step by step

أستيكة traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French élastique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélastiqueelastic; rubber band
2Ancient Greekἐλαστόςductile, flexible
3Ancient Greekἐλατόςductile
4Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
5Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Italian stecca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansteccaslat; stick; rib
2Gothic𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰
3Proto-Germanicstakôstake
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Ottoman Turkish الاستیق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishالاستیق
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω