Where does “σπογγαλιεία” come from?

σπογγαλιεία (Greek) comes from Greek ἁλιεία, from Ancient Greek ἁλιεύω, from Ancient Greek ἁλιεύς, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

σπογγαλιεία (Greek): sea sponge aquaculture, spongiculture

Definitions

  1. sea sponge aquaculture, spongiculture

Ancestry of “σπογγαλιεία”, step by step

σπογγαλιεία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek ἁλιεία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekἁλιείαfishing
2Ancient Greekἁλιεύωto fish
3Ancient Greekἁλιεύςfisher, fisherman; seaman, sailor
4Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Greek σπόγγος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσπόγγος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἅλς