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Where does “sísmic” come from?

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

sísmic (Catalan): seismic

Definitions

  1. seismic

Ancestry of “sísmic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσεισμόςshaking, shock; earthquake; storm
2Ancient GreekσείωI shake
3Proto-Hellenic*tséihō—
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