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