Etymology

seismic

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Today it means: Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σεισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσεισμός“shaking, earthquake”
  2. English todayseismic

Based on Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”) + -ic, equivalent to seismo- + -ic.

Words from the same roots

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