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Where does “espeleología” come from?

espeleología (Spanish) comes from Spanish -logía, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ.

espeleología (Spanish): speleology; spelunking

Definitions

  1. speleology; spelunking

Ancestry of “espeleología”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-logía-logy, -ology
2Latin-logia-logy; the study of
3Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱ—
Every word from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ →