Where does “sismómetro” come from?

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

sismómetro (Spanish): seismograph, seismometer

Definitions

  1. seismograph, seismometer

Ancestry of “sismómetro”, step by step

sismómetro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish sismo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsismoearthquake
2SpanishseísmoAlternative form of sismo
3Ancient Greekσεισμόςshaking, shock; earthquake; storm
4Ancient GreekσείωI shake
5Proto-Hellenic*tséihō—

via Portuguese sismo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesismoseism; earthquake

Words derived from “sismómetro”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *tséihō →Every word from Ancient Greek σείω →Every word from Ancient Greek σεισμός →