Where does “puwente” come from?

puwente (Cebuano) comes from Spanish fuente, from Old Spanish fuente, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

puwente (Cebuano): a fountain; an artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure

Definitions

  1. a fountain; an artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure

Ancestry of “puwente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfuentespring (water), fountain
2Old Spanishfuente
3Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
4Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns

Words derived from “puwente

Every word from Latin fontisEvery word from Latin fonsEvery word from Old Spanish fuente