elastomechanical

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.

Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)der.

New Latinder.

English elasto-

Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.?

Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor.

Latin mēchanicusder.

Old French mecaniquebor.

Middle English mechanic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Middle English mechanical

English mechanical

English elastomechanical

From elasto- + mechanical.

Adjective

elastomechanical (not comparable)

1. (physics) Pertaining to the mechanical properties of elastic materials.