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Where does “spongiole” come from?

spongiole (English) comes from Latin spongiola, from Latin spongia, 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...

spongiole (English): A supposed sponge-like expansion of the tip of a...

Definitions

  1. A supposed sponge-like expansion of the tip of a...

Ancestry of “spongiole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspongiolaa rose gall, small roots
2LatinspongiaA sponge; pumice, or other things resembling a...
3Ancient Greekσπογγιάsponge
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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