Etymology

seismotectonic

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Today it means: Related to seismotectonics Full definition →

English tectonic ← Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) ← Proto-Hellenic *tséihō
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The story

  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. Englishseismo-
  8. Englishtectonic
  9. English todayseismotectonic

From seismo- + tectonic.

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