Where does “élastique” come from?
élastique (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.
élastique (French): elastic; rubber band
Definitions
- elastic; rubber band
Ancestry of “élastique”, step by step
élastique traces back through two 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 |