Where does “speologie” come from?
speologie (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.
speologie (Romanian): speleology
Definitions
- speleology
Ancestry of “speologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | spéléologie | speleology, caving |
| 2 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |