Where does “uelastisk” come from?

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

uelastisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): inelastic

Definitions

  1. inelastic

Ancestry of “uelastisk”, step by step

uelastisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk elastisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskelastiskelastic, stretchable
2Germanelastischelastic; flexible; resilient
3New Latinelasticuselastic
4Ancient Greekἐλαστής
5Ancient Greekἐλατής

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλατήςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαστήςEvery word from New Latin elasticus