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