Where does “elastisesti” come from?
elastisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish elastinen, from Latin elasticus, 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.
elastisesti (Finnish): elastically
Definitions
- elastically
Ancestry of “elastisesti”, step by step
elastisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elastinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elastinen | elastic |
| 2 | Latin | elasticus | elastic |
| 3 | French | élastique | elastic; rubber band |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαστός | ductile, flexible |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλατός | ductile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |