Where does “sismologista” come from?

sismologista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sismo, from Ancient Greek σεισμός, from Ancient Greek σείω, from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō.

sismologista (Portuguese): seismologist person who practices seismology

Definitions

  1. seismologist person who practices seismology

Ancestry of “sismologista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesismoseism; 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 →