Etymology

teleseismic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or detected by teleseismology Full definition →

English seismic ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishseismic
  5. English todayteleseismic

From tele- + seismic.

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