Re: fungus = mushroom

hello
does exist any connexion between the (Pre-)-Latin Fungus (unknow origin) and Old Greek Spo(n)gos(unknow origin) = mushroom
what are the links with another IE languages ?
all languages are come from them (Latin/Greek)

thanks

In the archives, there should be a lengthy discussion of this funky connection. I'm thinking that the Latin form originally began with bh- but we'd expect sph-  in Greek, right? But I've never come across sphonges at the Dollar Store.