Etymology

viscoelasticity

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Today it means: The property of a material that is both viscous and elastic, or degree to which this is the case. Full definition →

English elasticity ← French élastique ← New Latin elasticu
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The story

  1. Englishvisco-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
  4. Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
  5. New Latinelasticu
  6. Frenchélastique
  7. Englishelastic
  8. Englishelasticity
  9. English todayviscoelasticity

From visco- + elasticity.

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