Where does “spork” come from?

spork (English) comes from English fork, from Middle English forke, from Old English force, from Proto-West Germanic furkō, from Latin furca — A two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

spork (English): An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl...

Definitions

  1. An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl...

Ancestry of “spork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforkA pronged tool having a long straight handle,...
2Middle EnglishforkeA fork or graip; A fork-shaped fire iron; A...
3Old Englishforce(found in compounds)
4Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
5LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...

Words derived from “spork”

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