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Where does “elastisk” come from?

elastisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German elastisch, from New Latin elasticus, from Ancient Greek ἐλαστής, from Ancient Greek ἐλατής.

elastisk (Norwegian Bokmål): elastic, stretchable

Definitions

  1. elastic, stretchable

Ancestry of “elastisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanelastischelastic; flexible; resilient
2New Latinelasticuselastic
3Ancient Greekἐλαστής—
4Ancient Greekἐλατής—

Words derived from “elastisk”

  • uelastisk
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλατής →