Where does “telesisma” come from?

telesisma (Italian) comes from Italian sisma, from Ancient Greek σεισμός, from Ancient Greek σείω, from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō.

telesisma (Italian): teleseism

Definitions

  1. teleseism

Ancestry of “telesisma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansismaseism, earthquake
2Ancient Greekσεισμόςshaking, shock; earthquake; storm
3Ancient GreekσείωI shake
4Proto-Hellenic*tséihō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō →Every word from Ancient Greek σείω →Every word from Ancient Greek σεισμός →