Etymology

elastocapillary

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Today it means: That involves both elastic and capillary forces or effects Full definition →

English capillary ← Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
  3. Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
  4. Englishelasto-
  5. Englishcapillary
  6. English todayelastocapillary

From elasto- + capillary.

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