Etymology

teleseismology

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Today it means: The branch of seismology that records and studies distant seismic events Full definition →

English seismology ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishseismology
  5. English todayteleseismology

From tele- + seismology.

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