Where does “fontally” come from?
fontally (English) comes from English fontal, from English font, from Middle French fonte, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
fontally (English): In a fontal manner
Definitions
- In a fontal manner
Ancestry of “fontally”, step by step
fontally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fontal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fontal | Of, relating to, or from a spring or fountain; Of... |
| 2 | English | font | A receptacle in a church for holy water,... |
| 3 | Middle French | fonte | — |
| 4 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 5 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 6 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 7 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |