myEtymology.com: French etymology of éponge

Etymology of the French word éponge

the French word éponge

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *sponga

derived from the Classical Latin word spongia (sponge)

derived from the Greek word spongia, σπογγιά (sponge)

derived from the Greek word spongos, σπόγγος

Romanian eponj

Catalan espona, English sponge, Italian spugna, Latin spongia, Spanish esponja, Spanish sponda