Where does “webfont” come from?
webfont (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
webfont (English): A font designed for or used on the Internet
Definitions
- A font designed for or used on the Internet
Ancestry of “webfont”, step by step
webfont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English font
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | font | A receptacle in a church for holy water,... |
| 2 | Middle French | fonte | — |
| 3 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 4 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English Web
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Web | The World Wide Web |
| 2 | Middle English | webbe | Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A... |
| 3 | Old English | webba | weaver |
| 4 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |