Where does “sponjo” come from?
sponjo (Ido) comes from French éponge, from Middle French esponge, from Old French espoinge, from Vulgar Latin sponga, from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
sponjo (Ido): sponge
Definitions
- sponge
Ancestry of “sponjo”, step by step
sponjo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French éponge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éponge | sponge; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | esponge | sponge |
| 3 | Old French | espoinge | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sponga | — |
| 5 | Latin | spongia | A sponge; pumice, or other things resembling a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπογγιά | sponge |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |