Where does “fontanelle” come from?
Fontanelle comes from Old French fontenelle, a diminutive form referring to a small spring or fountain.
fontanelle (English): A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due...
Definitions
- A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due...
Ancestry of “fontanelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fontanelle | fontanelle |
| 2 | Old French | fontenelle | any place where two bones fuse together;... |
| 3 | Old French | fontaine | fountain |
| 4 | Latin | fontāna | spring, fountain, source |
| 5 | Latin | fontānus | bearing a relation to the spring or source |
| 6 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 7 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |