Etymology of the English word seismometer
the English word
seismometerusing 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
using the English suffix
-meterderived from the Greek word
metron, μέτρον (measure; a measure ('metre'), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mē-Usage
Word found in Modern English
