Where does “фонтан” come from?

фонтан (Bulgarian) comes from Italian fontana, from Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

фонтан (Bulgarian): fountain artificial water feature

Definitions

  1. fountain artificial water feature

Ancestry of “фонтан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfontanafountain; source, spring
2Latinfontānaspring, fountain, source
3Latinfontānusbearing a relation to the spring or source
4Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
5Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
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