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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskelastiskelastic, stretchable
2Germanelastischelastic; flexible; resilient
3New Latinelasticuselastic
4Ancient Greekἐλαστής—
5Ancient Greekἐλατής—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλατής →