Where does “fountain” come from?
Fountain comes from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, derived from fons meaning spring or source of water.
fountain (English): A natural source of water; a spring; An...
Definitions
- A natural source of water; a spring; An...
Ancestry of “fountain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | fontaine | fountain |
| 2 | Latin | fontāna | spring, fountain, source |
| 3 | Latin | fontānus | bearing a relation to the spring or source |
| 4 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 5 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |
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