English
elasto-
Elasto- comes from Ancient Greek ἐλατός ‘ductile’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁l̥h₂-tósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐλατόςelăstósas ἐλᾰστός‘ductile’
- Englishtodayelasto-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁l̥h₂-tósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐλατόςelăstósas ἐλᾰστός‘ductile’
- Englishtodayelasto-
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tós
Today it means
prefix elastic
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tós / elasto-