Where did Spelunking come from?

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Where did Spelunking come from?

My teacher says the first kid to find where it came from gets something awesome.

2007-11-10 11:47:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia

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spe·lunk·ing [ spə lúngking, spi lúngking ]

noun

Definition:

exploring caves: the sport or pastime of exploring caves

[Mid-20th century. < Latin spelunca "cave" < Greek spelunx]

2007-11-12 13:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by Rick G2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

My guess is that it is a word from Scandinavia. . .look it up on Google. . .

2007-11-10 12:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spelunking

see bottom reference to greek roots, etc

2007-11-10 17:18:47 · answer #3 · answered by KM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋