Where does “seismoloog” come from?
seismoloog (Dutch) comes from Dutch seismologie, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
seismoloog (Dutch): seismologist
Definitions
- seismologist
Ancestry of “seismoloog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | seismologie | seismology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |