Where does “spongia” come from?

spongia (Latin) comes 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...

spongia (Latin): A sponge; pumice, or other things resembling a...

Definitions

  1. A sponge; pumice, or other things resembling a...

Ancestry of “spongia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spongia”

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