Where does “fotoelastico” come from?

fotoelastico (Italian) comes from Italian elastico, from New Latin elasticus, from Ancient Greek ἐλαστής, from Ancient Greek ἐλατής.

fotoelastico (Italian): photoelastic

Definitions

  1. photoelastic

Ancestry of “fotoelastico”, step by step

fotoelastico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian elastico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelasticoelastic; springy; flexible
2New Latinelasticuselastic
3Ancient Greekἐλαστής
4Ancient Greekἐλατής

via Italian foto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfotophoto, snap
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλατής
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