Where does “sismòleg” come from?

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

sismòleg (Catalan): seismologist

Definitions

  1. seismologist

Ancestry of “sismòleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansismo-seismo
2Ancient Greekσεισμόςshaking, shock; earthquake; storm
3Ancient GreekσείωI shake
4Proto-Hellenic*tséihō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō →Every word from Ancient Greek σείω →Every word from Ancient Greek σεισμός →