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Where does “elastoresistivity” come from?

elastoresistivity (English) comes from English resistivity, from English resistive, from English resist, from Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister, from Latin resistere, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.

elastoresistivity (English): resistance to elastic deformation

Definitions

  1. resistance to elastic deformation

Ancestry of “elastoresistivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresistivityThe resistance offered at a particular...
2EnglishresistiveResisting the passage of electrical current;...
3EnglishresistTo attempt to counter the actions or effects of;...
4Middle EnglishresistenTo resist; to work against or counteract; To...
5Middle Frenchresisterto resist
6Latinresisterepresent active infinitive of resistō
7Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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