Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speleological

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: spele-o-log-i-cal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the exploration of caves; speleology.

adj

Concerning the study of caves.

Etymology

Etymology tree English speleology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English speleological From speleology + -ical.

Inflected Forms

more speleological (comparative) most speleological (superlative)

Derived Forms

biospeleological speleologically

Frequently Paired Words

speleology spelunk

Questions

What does speleological mean?: Pertaining to the exploration of caves; speleology.
Where does speleological come from?: Etymology tree English speleology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English speleological From speleology + -ical.

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