Etymology

paleoseismicity

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Today it means: Ancient seismic activity. Full definition →

English seismicity ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishseismicity
  4. English todaypaleoseismicity

From paleo- + seismicity.

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