Etymology of the English word elastomer
the English word
elastomerderived from the English word
elasticderived from the New Latin word
elasticus (elastic)
derived from the Late Greek word
elastos, ἐλαστός
derived from the Greek word
elatosderived from the Greek word
elaunein, ἐλαύνω
derived from the Latin word
elasticderived from the Greek word
elastikos (impulsive)
derived from the Greek word
elaunein, ἐλαύνω
using the English suffix
-merderived from the English word
polymerderived from the Greek word
polumeres, πολυμερής
derived from the Greek word
meros, μέρος (portion; thigh; a thigh; a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application))
using the Byzantine Greek prefix
polu-, πολυ-
derived from the Greek word
polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Date
The earliest known usage of elastomer in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
