Etymology

spongious

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Today it means: Characteristic of a sponge; spongy Full definition →

Middle English spongious ← Latin spongiōsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromspongiōsus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromspongious
  3. English todayspongious

From Middle English spongious, from Latin spongiōsus. By surface analysis, sponge + -ious.

Words from the same roots

Latinspongiōsus all →

spongiose

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