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Where does “σεισμός” come from?

σεισμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σείω, from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō.

σεισμός (Ancient Greek): shaking, shock; earthquake; storm

Definitions

  1. shaking, shock; earthquake; storm

Ancestry of “σεισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσείωI shake
2Proto-Hellenic*tséihō—

Words derived from “σεισμός”

  • seismology
  • seismograph
  • seismological
  • seismometer
  • seismogenic
  • seismologist
  • seismogram
  • helioseismology
  • seismographic
  • asteroseismology
  • seism
  • seismotectonic
  • seismologic
  • microseism
  • seismography
  • asteroseismological
  • paleoseismology
  • seismoscope
  • helioseismological
  • seismometry
  • seismologically
  • seismogenesis
  • paleoseismological
  • seismonastic
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