Etymology

seismo-

Today it means: Pertaining to an earthquake. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) ← Proto-Hellenic *tséihō ← Proto-Indo-European *twéys-e-ti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*twey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tweys-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*twéys-e-ti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*tséihō
  5. Ancient Greekσείω (seíō)
  6. Ancient Greekσεισμός (seismós)
  7. English todayseismo-

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσεισμός all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.