Etymology

tsunamigenic

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Today it means: capable of generating a tsunami; commonly along major subduction-zone plate boundaries such as those bordering the Pacific Ocean Full definition →

Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
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The story

  1. Japanese津波 (tsunami)
  2. Englishtsunami
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. English todaytsunamigenic

From tsunami + -genic.

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