Etymology

seism

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Today it means: A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σεισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσεισμός“shaking; earthquake”
  2. English todayseism

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking; earthquake”).

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