Etymology

paleoseismic

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Today it means: Pertaining to ancient seismic events. Full definition →

English seismic ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
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  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishseismic
  4. English todaypaleoseismic

From paleo- + seismic.

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