Where does “spelunke” come from?

spelunke (Middle English) comes from Old French spelonque, from Italian spelonca, from Latin spēlunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ, from Ancient Greek σπέος — cave, cavern, grotto.

spelunke (Middle English): A spelunk; a cave or grotto; A gravesite; where...

Definitions

  1. A spelunk; a cave or grotto; A gravesite; where...

Ancestry of “spelunke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchspelonque—
2Italianspeloncacave, cavern; hovel
3Latinspēluncacave; cavern; chasm
4Ancient Greekσπῆλυγξcave
5Ancient Greekσπέοςcave, cavern, grotto

Words derived from “spelunke”

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