Where does “hyperelastic” come from?
hyperelastic (English) comes from English elastic, 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.
hyperelastic (English): Describing an ideally elastic material for which...
Definitions
- Describing an ideally elastic material for which...
Ancestry of “hyperelastic”, step by step
hyperelastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elastic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elastic | Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of... |
| 2 | French | élastique | elastic; rubber band |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαστός | ductile, flexible |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλατός | ductile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |