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
Ancestry of “sismòleg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | sismo- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σεισμός | shaking, shock; earthquake; storm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σείω | I shake |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *tséihō | — |