Where does “élasticité” come from?
élasticité (French) comes 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.
élasticité (French): elasticity
Definitions
- elasticity
Ancestry of “élasticité”, step by step
élasticité traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἐλαστός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαστός | ductile, flexible |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐλατός | ductile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via New Latin elasticitās
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | elasticitās | — |
via Latin elasticitas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | elasticitas | — |