Etymology of the English word seismogram
the English word
seismogramusing the English suffix
-gramderived from the Greek word
gramma, γράμμα (mark; a writing; a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gerbh-using the English prefix
seismo-derived from the Greek word
seismos, σεισμός (a commotion; (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake)
derived from the Greek word
seiein, σείω
Usage
Word found in Modern English
