Where does “spongiocyte” come from?

spongiocyte (English) comes from English spongio-, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

spongiocyte (English): Any of the cells of the neuroglia that have...

Definitions

  1. Any of the cells of the neuroglia that have...

Ancestry of “spongiocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspongio-Relating to sponges or a spongy substance
2Ancient Greekσπογγιάsponge
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “spongiocyte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek σπογγιά →