Where does “antiterremoto” come from?

antiterremoto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese terremoto, from Latin terraemotus, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

antiterremoto (Portuguese): antiseismic; antiearthquake

Definitions

  1. antiseismic; antiearthquake

Ancestry of “antiterremoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseterremotoearthquake
2Latinterraemotusearthquake
3Latinterraenominative plural of terra; genitive singular of...
4Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
5Proto-Italicterzāearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic terzā →