tsunamigenic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Japanese 津波 (tsunami)bor. English tsunami Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English tsunamigenic From tsunami + -genic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of an earthquake) capable of generating a tsunami; commonly along major subduction-zone plate boundaries such as those bordering the Pacific Ocean