English
shakemap
From ShakeMaps, the U.S.
Proto-Indo-European *skek- ‘to jump’
Proto-Germanic *skakaną ‘to shake, swing, escape’
Proto-West Germanic *skakan ‘to shake’
Old English sċacan ‘to pass or depart’
Middle English schaken ‘to rock or agitate’
English shake
Medieval Latin mappa mundī
Old French mapamonde ‘world map’
Middle English mappemounde ‘world map’
English map
The story
Geological Survey software that produces such maps; from shake + map.
Today it means
noun A map showing ground movement and shaking intensity following major earthquakes.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “shakemap”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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