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seismo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
seis-mo-
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Pertaining to an earthquake.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tweys- Proto-Indo-European *twéys-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *tséihō Ancient Greek σείω (seíō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) English seismo- From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”).

Questions

What does seismo- mean?
Pertaining to an earthquake.
Where does seismo- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tweys- Proto-Indo-European *twéys-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *tséihō Ancient Greek σείω (seíō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) English seismo- From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”).

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