Where does “sismiku” come from?

sismiku (Maltese) comes from Italian sismico, from Ancient Greek σεισμός, from Ancient Greek σείω, from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō.

sismiku (Maltese): seismic

Definitions

  1. seismic

Ancestry of “sismiku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansismicoseismic; 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 →