English

anelastic

From an- + elastic.

A compound of an- + elastic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on, onto’

Proto-Germanic *ana- ‘on’

Proto-West Germanic *ana- ‘Forming verbs and adjectives from participles…’

English an-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tós

Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός

New Latin elasticus

French élastique

Today it means

adj Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anelastic