Where does “fontein” come from?
fontein (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch fontein, from French fontaine, from Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
fontein (Afrikaans): fountain; natural spring
Definitions
- fountain; natural spring
Ancestry of “fontein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fontein | a well, spring; a fountain, monumental or small... |
| 2 | French | fontaine | fountain |
| 3 | Latin | fontana | spring, fountain, source |
| 4 | Latin | fontanus | bearing a relation to the spring or source;... |
| 5 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |