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Where does “pseudoelasticity” come from?

pseudoelasticity (English) comes from English elasticity, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

pseudoelasticity (English): An elastic response to relatively high stress...

Definitions

  1. An elastic response to relatively high stress...

Ancestry of “pseudoelasticity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelasticityThe property by virtue of which a material...
2English-ityUsed to form a noun from an adjective;...
3Middle English-ite—
4Old French-ité-ity
5Latin-itās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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