Where does “speleologie” come from?

speleologie (Romanian) comes from French spéléologie, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.

speleologie (Romanian): speleology

Definitions

  1. speleology

Ancestry of “speleologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspéléologiespeleology, caving
2French-logie-logy
3Latin-logia-logy; the study of
4Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱBase for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline
Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱEvery word from French -logieEvery word from Latin -logia
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