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elasto-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
elas-to-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

elastic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)der. New Latinder. English elasto- From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós, “ductile”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, ἐλᾰστός

Questions

What does elasto- mean?
elastic
Where does elasto- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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