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Seismograph

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means an instrument that detects and records the vibrations of earthquakes
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Stage 1 of 2
seismos
Greek · ancient
"earthquake, shaking"
earthquake, shaking, combined with graphein (to write)
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Stage 2 of 2
seismograph
English · 1858
"an instrument recording ground movement"
coined from Greek seismos (earthquake) and graphein (to write) for an instrument recording ground movement
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