Where does “sismo” come from?

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

sismo (Spanish): earthquake

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “sismo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sismo

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *tséihōEvery word from Ancient Greek σείωEvery word from Ancient Greek σεισμός
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