elastically

elastically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.
Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
New Latin -icus
New Latin elasticusbor.
French élastiquebor.
English elastic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
Middle English -ally
English -ally
English elastically

    From elastic + -ally.

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

    elastically (comparative more elastically, superlative most elastically)

    1. In an elastic manner

    Derived terms

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