Where does “spelonca” come from?
spelonca (Italian) comes from Latin spēlunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ, from Ancient Greek σπέος — cave, cavern, grotto.
spelonca (Italian): cave, cavern; hovel
Ancestry of “spelonca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | spēlunca | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπῆλυγξ | cave |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπέος | cave, cavern, grotto |
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