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Where does “poroelastic” come from?

poroelastic (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.

poroelastic (English): Describing a material whose solid matrix is...

Definitions

  1. Describing a material whose solid matrix is...

Ancestry of “poroelastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelasticCapable of stretching; particularly, capable of...
2Frenchélastiqueelastic; rubber band
3Ancient Greekἐλαστόςductile, flexible
4Ancient Greekἐλατόςductile
5Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
6Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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