Where does “microséisme” come from?
microséisme (French) comes from French séisme, from Ancient Greek σεισμός, from Ancient Greek σείω, from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō.
microséisme (French): microseism
Ancestry of “microséisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | séisme | earthquake |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σεισμός | shaking, shock; earthquake; storm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σείω | I shake |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *tséihō | — |