Etymology of the English word seismoscope
the English word
seismoscopeusing the English suffix
-scopederived from the Latin suffix
-scopusderived from the Greek suffix
-skopos, -σκοπος, -σκόπος
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
