English
sponge
Sponge comes from Ancient Greek σπογγιά, and goes back to σπόγγος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπόγγος1
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσπογγιά1spongiá
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspongia1
- Old Englishc. 450–1150spunge1
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sponge1
- Englishearliest quotation 1692sponge1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English sponge
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1692, Roger L’Estrange, (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name : “The fly is an intruder, and a common smell-feast,…”.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπόγγοςWiktionary, English sponge
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσπογγιάWiktionary, English spongespongiá
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspongiaWiktionary, English sponge
- Old Englishc. 450–1150spungeWiktionary, English sponge
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spongeWiktionary, English sponge
- Englishearliest quotation 1692spongeWiktionary, English sponge. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1692, Roger L’Estrange, (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name : “The fly is an intruder, and a common smell-feast,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek σπόγγος
Today it means
noun Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σπόγγος / sponge