Where does “espoinge” come from?

espoinge (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sponga, from Latin spongia, 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...

Ancestry of “espoinge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsponga
2LatinspongiaA sponge; pumice, or other things resembling a...
3Ancient Greekσπογγιάsponge
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “espoinge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek σπογγιά