Etymology

speleological

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Today it means: Pertaining to the exploration of caves; speleology. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English speleology
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The story

  1. Englishspeleology
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todayspeleological

From speleology + -ical.

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