Where does “fountful” come from?
fountful (English) comes from English fount, 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.
fountful (English): Full of fountains or springs; Gushing
Definitions
- Full of fountains or springs; Gushing
Ancestry of “fountful”, step by step
fountful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fount
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fount | Something from which water flows; A device from... |
| 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 |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |