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Where does “speleo-” come from?

speleo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek σπήλαιον — cave.

speleo- (English): cave

Definitions

  1. cave

Ancestry of “speleo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπήλαιονcave

Words derived from “speleo-”

  • speleology
  • speleologist
  • speleological
  • biospeleology
  • speleotherapy
  • speleologically
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