Etymology of the English word sporadic
the English word
sporadicderived from the Medieval Latin word
sporadicusderived from the Greek word
sporadikos, σποραδικός
derived from the Greek word
sporasderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sper-derived from the Greek word
speirein, σπείρω (to scatter; sow )
Date
The earliest known usage of sporadic in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
sporadisch, French
sporadique, German
sporadisch, Norwegian
sporadisk, Swedish
sporadiskUsage
Word found in Modern English
