noun, masculine/ˈsismo/plural: sismos
earthquake
Synonyms: temblor, terremoto
Related: sísmico, sismógrafo, sismología, sismólogo, sismómetro
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)der. Spanish seísmo Spanish sismo Shortened from seísmo, from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”), from σείω (seíō, “to shake”).