Where does “fontano” come from?
fontano (Esperanto) comes from Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.
fontano (Esperanto): fountain
Ancestry of “fontano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fontāna | — |
| 2 | Latin | fontānus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 4 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |