Ancient Greek
σπόγγος
‘sponge’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek σπόγγος.
3 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek σπόγγος, most familiar first.
- sponge ← spunge ← spongia ← σπογγιά
- spongiform
- xylospongium ← ξῠλοσπόγγῐον ← ξῠλόσπογγος
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σπόγγος