Etymology of the English word sponger
the English word
spongerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
spongederived from the Classical Latin word
spongia (sponge)
derived from the Greek word
spongia, σπογγιά (sponge)
derived from the Greek word
spongos, σπόγγος
Usage
Word found in Modern English
