English
spongiform
Spongiform comes from Ancient Greek σπόγγος ‘sponge’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπόγγοςspóngos‘sponge’
- Englishtodayspongiform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπόγγοςspóngos‘sponge’
- Englishtodayspongiform
Every English word from Ancient Greek σπόγγος
Today it means
adj Like a sponge, porous, full of holes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σπόγγος / spongiform