spons
Dutch (Brabantic)
/spɔns/
noun
Definitions
- sponge
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch sponge derived from Old French espoinge derived from Latin spongia (sponge) derived from Ancient Greek σπογγιά.
Origin
Ancient Greek
σπογγιά
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sponge English
- *sponga Latin
- spongia Latin
- spongya Hungarian
- spugna Italian
- bad Dutch, Flemish
- badspons Dutch, Flemish
- esponja Spanish, Castilian
- espundia Spanish, Castilian
- σπογγία Ancient Greek
- σπογγιά Ancient Greek
- esponja Portuguese
- spunge Old English
- funke Middle English
- espoinge Old French
- esponja Catalan, Valencian
- esponxa Galician
- spongie Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- spânz Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- spons Indonesian
- sponge Middle Dutch
- sponc Old Irish
- esponge Middle French
- espunlha Old Portuguese
- spingiu Aromanian
- esponxa Asturian
- sponze Friulian
- esponxa Leonese