Where does “fonto” come from?
fonto (Esperanto) comes from Italian fonte, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.
fonto (Esperanto): spring, well water source, fount, fountain
Definitions
- spring, well water source, fount, fountain
Ancestry of “fonto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fonte | source, spring; source or fount; font |
| 2 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 3 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |
Words derived from “fonto”