Where does “megasismo” come from?

megasismo (Spanish) comes from Spanish sismo, from Spanish seísmo, from Ancient Greek σεισμός, from Ancient Greek σείω, from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō.

megasismo (Spanish): megathrust earthquake

Definitions

  1. megathrust earthquake

Ancestry of “megasismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsismoearthquake
2SpanishseísmoAlternative form of sismo
3Ancient Greekσεισμόςshaking, shock; earthquake; storm
4Ancient GreekσείωI shake
5Proto-Hellenic*tséihō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō →Every word from Ancient Greek σείω →Every word from Ancient Greek σεισμός →