Etymology

inelasticity

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Today it means: The quality of being inflexible. Full definition →

English elasticity ← French élastique ← Middle English in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Frenchélastique
  8. Englishelastic
  9. Englishelasticity
  10. English todayinelasticity

From in- + elasticity.

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