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Italian word terremoto comes from Latin motus, Latin terra, and later Latin terraemotus (Earthquake.)
motus (Latin)
(by extension) An advance, progress.. (figuratively) A movement, operation, impulse, passion; disturbance; sensation.. (figuratively) A political movement, tumult, commotion, revolt, rebellion.. A movement, motion.
terra (Latin)
the world, the globe, earth as a celestial object. Earth's surface (dry land and sea together; as opposed to the heavens). A land, a region, a country. Earth, soil, dirt. Ground, dry land.
terraemotus (Latin)
Earthquake.
terremoto (Italian)
(figuratively) havoc, chaos, uproar. (geology) earthquake, quake.