Where does “Spelunke” come from?

Spelunke (German) comes from Latin spēlunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ, from Ancient Greek σπέος — cave, cavern, grotto.

Spelunke (German): bar; shack

Definitions

  1. bar; shack

Ancestry of “Spelunke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspēluncacave; cavern; chasm
2Ancient Greekσπῆλυγξcave
3Ancient Greekσπέοςcave, cavern, grotto

Words derived from “Spelunke”

Every word from Ancient Greek σπέος →Every word from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ →Every word from Latin spēlunca →
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