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Where does “σπῆλυγξ” come from?

σπῆλυγξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σπέος — cave, cavern, grotto.

σπῆλυγξ (Ancient Greek): cave

Definitions

  1. cave

Ancestry of “σπῆλυγξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπέοςcave, cavern, grotto

Words derived from “σπῆλυγξ”

  • spelunking
  • spelunker
  • spelunk
  • spelunca
  • espelunca
  • spelonca
  • Spelunke
  • grotspelonk
  • spelonk
  • шпелунка
  • špelunka
  • spelunke
  • spelonque
  • spelonke
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