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Where does “microseismograph” come from?

microseismograph (English) comes from English seismograph, from English graph, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

microseismograph (English): A microseismometer that produces a graphic record

Definitions

  1. A microseismometer that produces a graphic record

Ancestry of “microseismograph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseismographAn instrument that automatically detects and...
2EnglishgraphA data chart intended to illustrate the...
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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