Where does “vont” come from?

vont (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vonte, from Old French fonte, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

vont (Dutch): baptismal font

Definitions

  1. baptismal font

Ancestry of “vont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvonte
2Old Frenchfonte
3Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
4Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
Every word from Latin fontis