köken: From New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek as if *ἐλαστής (*elastḗs) for ἐλατής (elatḗs), equivalent to ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”), from ἐλαύνειν (elaúnein, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).
doughnut (deep-fried toroidal piece of dough or batter, especially when glazed) · bobble (elasticated band used for securing hair, especially a voluminous one) · doughnut (spare tire that is smaller than the regular one)
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin elasticus From Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) + Latin -icus.
elastic: capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released · flexible, suppel