English

elastoviscous

From elasto- + viscous.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tós

Ancient Greek ἐλατός ‘ductile’

Latin viscum ‘birdlime’

Late Latin viscosus

Old French viscous

Middle French visqueux

Today it means

adj viscous, but deforming elastically under short-duration stresses

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Etymograph / elastoviscous